mr-b wrote: > Hi, can you expand on this i.e. what are the user space programs exactly > - squeezelite, LMS, plugins? > Also what are the benefits of running 64 bit over 32 bit pCP, given Pi4 > is a 64 bit cpu but can have 1/2/4/8GB RAM? Isn't the 64 bit overhead > only worth it with >4GB RAM? I think someone asked this before but I > never saw an answer. > > The new CIFS changes sound very tempting but am wary of having to > reconfig lots of settings ...!
64bit really only has a benefit with memory handling.....but that encompasses everything. The biggest issue with 64bit are related to some of the Broadcom chip proprietary libraries are only available in 32bit. But those do not come into play with pCP, as we do not use the graphics part of the chipset. Just use a spare SD card and give it a try. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate' (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=U7JHY5WYHCNRU&lc=GB¤cy_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHosted) if you like the piCorePlayer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ paul-'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58858 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113512 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
