Re: Debian's Kernel 2.6.24 and future versions: Use amd64 or 686? Nico Kadel-Garcia <nkadel@gmail.com> writes:
(snip)
> From professional experience: 64-bit is wonderful for tools that have been
> out long enough to be properly tested in 64-bit. I got involved in porting
> Wacom tablet drivers to 64-bit SuSE some time ago, and it's possible to do
> things like that, but I don't recommend it for people who expect things to
> "just work", anymore than I recommend they try new combinations of high-end
> components.
That's true - I do tend to shy away from the new and strange when it
comes to hardware I hope to use with Linux. That might help to explain
my luck.
Mark |