64 bit Linux

[ZombieJesus]

Does an Opteron ready version of Linux require new 64 bit drivers like Windows 64 does?

If anyone is using the latest WineX how well does it perform running games like the WC3 Frozen Throne?

 

[chsh1ca]

To answer the first question, the answer would be yes. Since drivers are generally compiled when you compile the kernel however, it should work flawlessly. The only worry I'd have is if you were installing the NVidia/ATI kernel drivers. They *SHOULD* compile okay, but I'm not sure, since I haven't got an Opteron to play with.

As for WineX, I find it is running WC3 without any major issues, and speed-wise it's hard to tell it's running on a non-native API. The minor bitches I have are that on the game connect screen in custom games (when it goes grey and would normally join you to the game), on Windows if the game is full/started/closed when you go to join it will time out quickly and give you a message about it, but with WineX on my system it seems to never show the particular message, meaning you have to switch over to a console and kill the game. I believe the WineX team is fixing this in the next WineX release.

 

[Nothinman]

The only worry I'd have is if you were installing the NVidia/ATI kernel drivers. They *SHOULD* compile okay, but I'm not sure, since I haven't got an Opteron to play with.

nVidia has had AMD64 compiled drivers for a while, not sure about ATI.

 

[Derango]

ATI doesn't even have 64-bit windows drivers yet THe latest version of XFree86 has a radeon driver that works in 64-bit mode with the latest radeons. Dunno if it does 3d acceleration (I wasn't able to get it working)

 

[TJ69]

Anyone gotten ndiswrapper working on 64bit linux? I can't get the Broadcom 94306 wireless card in my eMachines M6807 working in MDK 9.2 AMD64.

I had to tweak one file that was using non 64bit friendly assembly instruction to get the wrapper to compile. I got the module to load, but it fails when trying to load the windows driver. There may be some 32bit assumptions in the code.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

-TJ

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: TJ69
Anyone gotten ndiswrapper working on 64bit linux? I can't get the Broadcom 94306 wireless card in my eMachines M6807 working in MDK 9.2 AMD64.

I had to tweak one file that was using non 64bit friendly assembly instruction to get the wrapper to compile. I got the module to load, but it fails when trying to load the windows driver. There may be some 32bit assumptions in the code.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

-TJ

Are you using a 64bit Windows driver or the 32bit?