what linux operating system option should I choose

noddy · 10-01-03, 05:05 AM

Hi no doubt this is a stupid question but the nvidia site doesnt give any advice on the matter, I run mandrake 9.1 my pc has a 1.2 gig amd thunderbird proccessor so which operating system do i choose LinuxIA32, Linux AMD64 or something else. Any help appreciated,
Thanks

mtrr · 10-01-03, 05:08 AM

IA32, as your machine is x86 compatible.

cheers

noddy · 10-01-03, 05:15 AM

Thanks Dude

hacnslash · 10-01-03, 08:55 PM

IA-32 stands for intel architecture 32 bits.
this is virtually every pentium cpu and every athlon, duron, k6 ever, also via and transmeta make ia32 cpu's.

IA-64 stands for intel architecture 64 bits and refers to the itanium and itanium2.

AMD-64 is amd's recent entry into the 64 bit arena and refers to the athlon64 and the athlon64 FX.

hope that may clear some confusion.

10-01-03, 05:05 AM	#1
noddy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2	what linux operating system option should I choose Hi no doubt this is a stupid question but the nvidia site doesnt give any advice on the matter, I run mandrake 9.1 my pc has a 1.2 gig amd thunderbird proccessor so which operating system do i choose LinuxIA32, Linux AMD64 or something else. Any help appreciated, Thanks

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10-01-03, 05:08 AM	#2
mtrr Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 234	IA32, as your machine is x86 compatible. cheers

10-01-03, 05:15 AM	#3
noddy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2	Thanks Dude

10-01-03, 08:55 PM	#4
hacnslash Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 24	IA-32 stands for intel architecture 32 bits. this is virtually every pentium cpu and every athlon, duron, k6 ever, also via and transmeta make ia32 cpu's. IA-64 stands for intel architecture 64 bits and refers to the itanium and itanium2. AMD-64 is amd's recent entry into the 64 bit arena and refers to the athlon64 and the athlon64 FX. hope that may clear some confusion.