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how do i find out if my cpu is 64bit or not
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6. September 2006 @ 07:07 |
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well 64 bit is coming srate off now i hate it what a pointless OS what the point of having it if u cant use your hardware let alone your software
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6. September 2006 @ 07:33 |
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<applause>
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6. September 2006 @ 07:56 |
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lol i wished i knew how to use linux i a hate mirosoft
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6. September 2006 @ 08:09 |
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sammorris I see in other threads that u seem to know a lot about g-cards would u now the best way to set up my card the rest of my computer is a followed
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6. September 2006 @ 09:02 |
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The best way to set up your card? How do you mean?
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6. September 2006 @ 09:58 |
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just like in the Catalyst Center what would be the est setting
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6. September 2006 @ 11:12 |
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Well that all depends what you're looking for. Catalyst offers a variety of settings for games, video etc. A lot of them are image enhancing settings, which you need to balance between image quality and performance. If you'd like a guide on those features, feel free to drop me a Personal Message. This thread isn't really one about graphics.
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6. September 2006 @ 12:08 |
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So why not give Linux a try? There are lots of Distros with "Live" versions that you can try without installing anything on your system. Find one you like and learn it. It isn't as hard as most think.
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6. September 2006 @ 12:16 |
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Well, in my experience it was even more difficult than I expected, but don't let that put you off. I guess I just didn't look enough things up. Don't expect to use much of your hardware with linux though, some manufacturers provide linux drivers, but even the ones that do, they aren't as easy to install as you might think!
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6. September 2006 @ 13:28 |
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@sammorris
You and I have discussed this before about Linux. The version you tried was an older one and one that doesn't always keep up with the latest drivers.
Linux has come along way in the past couple of years and makes daily progress. Unlike Windows, things are patched every day and excellent tech support is available without fees.
You really need to reexamine things before you continue to put them down.
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6. September 2006 @ 13:30 |
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When was SuSe10 released? I'm not certain whether it was 9 or 10 I used.
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6. September 2006 @ 13:45 |
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Open SuSE was released in September/October 2005.
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6. September 2006 @ 13:49 |
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I installed my version of Suse in around November 2005.
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6. September 2006 @ 14:21 |
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Have you tried any other distributions other than SuSE?
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6. September 2006 @ 14:25 |
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I haven't, but using SuSe was onyly a brief experiment to get me out of a temporary hole anyway, I may try using it again a bit later, but for now I'm too tied up with other things to sort out.
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6. September 2006 @ 18:41 |
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Now 10.1 is out. Try some others also.
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6. September 2006 @ 23:03 |
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i use Linux for everything (the 64-bit version of Mandriva on my laptop is very nice but i haven't got around to optimising it or anything, it just works so i'm happy to leave it be for now, well i did install kernel 2.6.12-25 but haven't tweaked it yet); the only 2 things i can't do with Linux (and not Linux's fault) is VPN into work with it - that's only because our firm's software expects a particular Windows VPN client - that company doesn't do Linux versions yet, other than old version of Redhat - how crap is that. The other thing i can't do is dvd ripping, but that's only because i can't be bothered to get Wine configured. Windows is good for a few things after all :)
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7. September 2006 @ 00:07 |
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No need for WINE to rip most DVDs. Try dvd::rip, k9copy and DeVeDe.
I've had good luck with k9copy. It's pretty fast also (beats Windows programs).
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7. September 2006 @ 00:54 |
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cheers for that i will have to have a look. 'fraid i get lazy of an evening after Unix all day. Too much *nix can sometimes become a tad dull :P
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7. September 2006 @ 02:17 |
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LOL The all too familiar "I haven't yet because I can't be bothered approach" - I thought I was the only one to fit into that category! :D
I have to agree with you about leaving something alone... Almost every single time something works fine and then I try and "improve it", it all goes horribly wrong. You'd think I'd learn by now wouldn't you?
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7. September 2006 @ 02:51 |
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The nature of my job means you swing between leaving things alone for ages to having to update stuff like yesterday and the 'stuff' we do can affects hundreds of people in various countries which makes you 'be bothered' a little more than you might otherwise be. After work i'm only so interested in putting too much effort into anything to do with computers, it gets such that you're staring at screens almost all the time except when asleep or driving :)
Anyways, i only own one 64-bit machine and it's my laptop, the machine i use the most, so i'm wary of buggering it up. It's dual-booted with XP though so at worst i can still use XP if stuff goes wrong.
And a bit of Solaris trivia in case anyone reads this thread and wanted to know how to determine if they have a 32 bit or 64 bit kernel - Quote:
To determine if a system is booted in 32 or 64-bit modes, use isainfo (instruction set architecture info) command:
# isainfo
sparcv9 sparc
# isainfo -v
64-bit sparcv9 applications
32-bit sparc applications
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# isainfo -kv
64-bit sparcv9 kernel modules
The -b" option shows the number of bits supported by native applications on the running system. That is, it indicates the optimal bit size for applications running on the system. The last command, isainfo -kv, is the most sure way to determine if the kernel is running in 32-bit or 64-bit mode. It indicates which flavor of kernel modules is loaded.
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7. September 2006 @ 02:53 |
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The machine you use most... I only technically have one machine! Granted there is an older backup system, but this one needs to be kept in good order, full stop!
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7. September 2006 @ 03:12 |
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i use 2 machines most nights, my laptop and next to it my burner PC (AMD 2800XP+), and use/mess with 1 or 2 other machines at other times so as not to mess up my main machines. But as i've dual booted them all i often get lost; keeping systems updated is..interesting. Am going put DSL (Damn Small) Linux on of the machines (a triple boot of Win98SE/XP and DSL Linux - i know, too much like hard work but the 98SE is purely for loading SNES games to my Super Famicom and until i get around to finding SNES tools that work under XP i stick with 98SE). The latest thing i'm trying out is the Enlightenment Window Manager (very configurable), guaranteed to keep me glued to screens even more - http://www.lynucs.org/?enlightenment
(blatant attempt to keep myself on topic) I will probably eventually build a 64-bit system to replace my burner PC when that can no longer cut it
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7. September 2006 @ 03:17 |
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Lol SNES as in Super Nintendo Entertainment system? Or am I thinking of something else? Believe it or not I used a program called Snes9x (suggesting 95,98) that worked fine in XP.
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7. September 2006 @ 03:33 |
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yup, Super Famicom is the Jap version of the console. As to the tools, it's not emulators i have trouble with but utils that load the games thru a gadget (let's just say it's a gadget that sits on the console with a parallel port) to the console. The utils i have don't seem to work properly but it's on my "can't get around to" list
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