Quite a few differences - install the i386 FreeBSD on amd64 hardware for a good lessonaragon said:This seems like a bad idea. What are the differences between AMD64 FreeBSD and i386 FreeBSD?
That might be true.aragon said:There are probably more differences with MIPS or ARM architectures.
I've been doing that for many years and can't say I've experienced any differences other than some unsupported ports.PhenomII said:Quite a few differences - install the i386 FreeBSD on amd64 hardware for a good lesson on what differences you might experience.
What makes you sure the problems you experienced were related to architecture? AMD CPUs are i386 and AMD64 compatible, as are Intel CPUs.PhenomII said:I inadvertently shoved the i386 install DVD into my new AMD to install FreeBSD w/o realizing it, and ran into all sorts of problems.
Sure, but it'd be ludicrous to create forums for Asus, Gigabyte, Dell, HP, etc. too - those differences in hardware create "all sorts of problems", but it doesn't warrant dedicated forums for those brands.PhenomII said:I guess, what I'm trying to say, is that when the hardware is different, so are the experiences, problems, and solutions.
PhenomII said:@fronclynne
Does this mean that "the powers that be" don't listen to / take requests from any of the Forum members?
fronclynne said:
carlton_draught said:If there is a specific issue you are after help with, just google site:forums.freebsd.org amd64 your_particular_issue. It's easier to find ANYTHING that way, rather than browsing for it. And as far as finding a place to put new posts, the existing forum structure works well enough. Adding in an AMD64 specific forum would create an ambiguity in the existing forum structure. e.g. If you are posting about installing on an AMD64 system, is it in the AMD64 section? Or is it in the Installing and Upgrading section? From what I have gathered with BSD so far, there should only be one possible place for something, where at all possible. Whereas with Linux (warning, caricature ahead), you devise your own standards on the fly without thought to any standards that existed before (maybe that's why ubuntuforums.org has both sections ).