Hi James Intel i3, i5 and i7 are amd64 also called x86_64
You can choose both OS, 32 or 64bit. No problem to compile pd in a 64bit OS. PD itself is very easy to build (pd-vanilla). cheers! 2010/8/6 James Harkins <[email protected]>: > On 8/6/10 4:26 PM, James Harkins wrote: >> >> On 8/6/10 4:20 PM, James Harkins wrote: >>> >>> Just wondering if anyone has tried pd with an Intel core i3? I was trying >>> to boot from CD in a store today and it froze after the initial burst of >>> startup messages. The same CD boots properly on my MBP and on another >>> machine in the store (Celeron processor). >>> >>> This makes me worry: >>> >>> >>> http://www.overclock.net/linux-unix/736722-ubuntu-10-04-not-compatible-core.html >>> >>> Do I need to stop looking at this processor? What other >>> improved-performance laptop processors are people using? >> >> OK, I guess I need the Intel 64-bit distro. That's fine -- not sure if the >> reported graphics issues with i3 are still problems? The post referenced >> above is from June 2010, so I can't rule it out on the basis of a few Web >> searches. > > Sorry to pester -- I'm still a wee bit confused. I see these: > > http://puredyne.restruct.org/carrot_and_coriander/puredyne-911-carrot_and_coriander-DVD-amd64.iso > http://puredyne.restruct.org/carrot_and_coriander/puredyne-911-carrot_and_coriander-DVD-i386.iso > > i386 is presumably 32-bit, and amd64 is presumably not Intel-compatible. > Which should I use? > > (Or maybe just have a look at kxstudio, which boasts of being designed for > 64-bit from the ground up?) > > Thanks, > James > > > -- > > James Harkins /// dewdrop world > [email protected] > http://www.dewdrop-world.net > > "Come said the Muse, > Sing me a song no poet has yet chanted, > Sing me the universal." -- Whitman > > blog: http://www.dewdrop-world.net/words > audio clips: http://www.dewdrop-world.net/audio > more audio: http://soundcloud.com/dewdrop_world/tracks > > > --- > [email protected] > http://identi.ca/group/puredyne > irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne > --- [email protected] http://identi.ca/group/puredyne irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne
