Can the "AMD Turion 64-X2" processor run 64 bit Ubuntu?
 

On Mon, January 10, 2011 16:33, Bill Stanley wrote:
> I need an opinion on this... Can the "AMD Turion 64-X2" processor run 64
> bit Ubuntu?

According to Wikipedia, the AMD Turion 64-X2 is a low-power 64 bit CPU,
designed for laptops: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Turion

The answer to your question, based only on the CPU, is _yes_.


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Can the "AMD Turion 64-X2" processor run 64 bit Ubuntu?
 

On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 09:33, Bill Stanley <bstanle@wowway.com> wrote:
> I need an opinion on this... Can the "AMD Turion 64-X2" processor run 64 bit
> Ubuntu?
>
> I want to install Ubuntu on a Dell Inspiron 1504 *notebook computer and I am
> sure that the 32 bit version works but if the 64 bit version works also, I
> would install that instead. *The computers manual under specifications says
> the processor has
>
> data width = 64 bits
> processor address width = 40 bits.
>
> Of course this says nothing about the address and data buses on the computer
> (only the processor). *My suspicion is that this is not a true 64 bit
> processor. *The computer it is installed on also might not be 64 bit. *Does
> anybody know what the true story is or is this just marketing double talk
> meant to confuse the consumer (meaning that it is actually a 32 bit
> computer).
>
> Also... I intend to upgrage the computer memory from the stock 512 MB to 2
> GB or more. * The manual says that 2 GB is the maximum but in some forums I
> have visited say that you can put up to 4 GB in the computer. Once again,
> does anybody out there know the answer to this one?
>
> Bill Stanley
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Yes to running Ubuntu.
Dont know about running 32 bit.

Wade

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Can the "AMD Turion 64-X2" processor run 64 bit Ubuntu?
 

On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 7:41 AM, Amedee Van Gasse
<amedee-ubuntu@amedee.be> wrote:
> On Mon, January 10, 2011 16:33, Bill Stanley wrote:
>> I need an opinion on this... Can the "AMD Turion 64-X2" processor run 64
>> bit Ubuntu?
>
> According to Wikipedia, the AMD Turion 64-X2 is a low-power 64 bit CPU,
> designed for laptops: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Turion
>
> The answer to your question, based only on the CPU, is _yes_.
>
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When in doubt, give the live CD a try.

Chris

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Can the "AMD Turion 64-X2" processor run 64 bit Ubuntu?
 

On Mon, 2011-01-10 at 09:41 -0600, Wade Smart wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 09:33, Bill Stanley <bstanle@wowway.com> wrote:
> > I need an opinion on this... Can the "AMD Turion 64-X2" processor run 64 bit
> > Ubuntu?
> >
> > I want to install Ubuntu on a Dell Inspiron 1504 notebook computer and I am
> > sure that the 32 bit version works but if the 64 bit version works also, I
> > would install that instead. The computers manual under specifications says
> > the processor has
> >
> > data width = 64 bits
> > processor address width = 40 bits.
> >
> > Of course this says nothing about the address and data buses on the computer
> > (only the processor). My suspicion is that this is not a true 64 bit
> > processor. The computer it is installed on also might not be 64 bit. Does
> > anybody know what the true story is or is this just marketing double talk
> > meant to confuse the consumer (meaning that it is actually a 32 bit
> > computer).
> >
> > Also... I intend to upgrage the computer memory from the stock 512 MB to 2
> > GB or more. The manual says that 2 GB is the maximum but in some forums I
> > have visited say that you can put up to 4 GB in the computer. Once again,
> > does anybody out there know the answer to this one?

Less than 4 gigs of ram, use 32bit. It actually seems to run faster,
with much less hassles. More than 4 gigs, run 64 bit. That seems to be
the consensus of opinion on all the Linux lists. Ric

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Can the "AMD Turion 64-X2" processor run 64 bit Ubuntu?
 

On 10/01/11 16:33, Bill Stanley wrote:

I need an opinion on this... Can the "AMD Turion 64-X2" processor run 64
bit Ubuntu?

I want to install Ubuntu on a Dell Inspiron 1504 notebook computer and I
am sure that the 32 bit version works but if the 64 bit version works
also, I would install that instead. The computers manual under
specifications says the processor has

data width = 64 bits
processor address width = 40 bits.

Of course this says nothing about the address and data buses on the
computer (only the processor). My suspicion is that this is not a true
64 bit processor. The computer it is installed on also might not be 64
bit. Does anybody know what the true story is or is this just marketing
double talk meant to confuse the consumer (meaning that it is actually a
32 bit computer).

Also... I intend to upgrage the computer memory from the stock 512 MB to
2 GB or more. The manual says that 2 GB is the maximum but in some
forums I have visited say that you can put up to 4 GB in the computer.
Once again, does anybody out there know the answer to this one?

Bill Stanley


That's only confusing market bla-bla from competitor(s)!.
Actually the AMD-processors are 64-bit since - I think - before 2000 and
were surely earlier with full 64-bit processors than their
competitor(s). They still have the better memory-access lanes (goes back
to developments originated in the CRAY machines from the nineties).

Joep


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Can the "AMD Turion 64-X2" processor run 64 bit Ubuntu?
 

On 10/01/11 19:12, Ric Moore wrote:

On Mon, 2011-01-10 at 09:41 -0600, Wade Smart wrote:

On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 09:33, Bill Stanley<bstanle@wowway.com> wrote:

I need an opinion on this... Can the "AMD Turion 64-X2" processor run 64 bit
Ubuntu?

I want to install Ubuntu on a Dell Inspiron 1504 notebook computer and I am
sure that the 32 bit version works but if the 64 bit version works also, I
would install that instead. The computers manual under specifications says
the processor has

data width = 64 bits
processor address width = 40 bits.

Of course this says nothing about the address and data buses on the computer
(only the processor). My suspicion is that this is not a true 64 bit
processor. The computer it is installed on also might not be 64 bit. Does
anybody know what the true story is or is this just marketing double talk
meant to confuse the consumer (meaning that it is actually a 32 bit
computer).

Also... I intend to upgrage the computer memory from the stock 512 MB to 2
GB or more. The manual says that 2 GB is the maximum but in some forums I
have visited say that you can put up to 4 GB in the computer. Once again,
does anybody out there know the answer to this one?


Less than 4 gigs of ram, use 32bit. It actually seems to run faster,
with much less hassles. More than 4 gigs, run 64 bit. That seems to be
the consensus of opinion on all the Linux lists. Ric



the 64bit version has more compiler optimisation enabled, and so is faster at many CPU intensive things

http://www.tuxradar.com/content/ubuntu-904-32-bit-vs-64-bit-benchmarks
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/32bit_and_64bit
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=998&num=3

i guess the developers are more likely to be using 64bit, so that has been improving most.

sam


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Can the "AMD Turion 64-X2" processor run 64 bit Ubuntu?
 

On Tue, 2011-01-11 at 10:15 +0000, sam tygier wrote:

> the 64bit version has more compiler optimisation enabled, and so is
> faster at many CPU intensive things

>From my own experience, that didn't prove out. I went back to 32bit, as
I am running 2 gigs of memory and 64 bit actually seemed slower,
especially with java applications. Sure, there are hooks to enable, but
it was all-in-all too much hassle for me, out-of-the-box, even as an old
timer. That's my perspective. Ric


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