(i split this from the original tread "
http://sldev.free.fr/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=724 "
ppl dont see me, just prims when i am using cool" because this no loger has to do much with the original subject)
Well Henry, i remember your posting back in 2009:
"No speed gain..." yes, its true, i admit, in some cases 32 bit even can be faster.
"Some things do not work with 64 bit viewer", well, thats why i am asking here and maybe hear the opinion of others
"Linden Lab does not support 64 bit", ugh, yes, true, shame on LL, everyone is focusing on 64bit today, including the software company i work for.
"The 32 bit build of the viewer run just fine on 64 Bit", SORRY NO!!! It does not work well at all, there are so many issues now when you run 32 Bit software in 64 bit environment and this issues might even grow.
"I myself renounced...." well, this changed, more and more pieces of software do work verry well now with 64Bit, when i started using 64 Bit distros some things still have been a PAIN IN THE ASS but work smothly now, just this viewer still did not arrive in the future and never will if nobody out of the comunity will start it.
Using 32Bit PAE is no alternative for serious users who have lots of ram (i do have 16GB) and do run KVM for having some virtual machines. Who need 64Bit for serious reasons.
Did you really ever tried to use Cool 32 Bit in a 64 Bit environment yourself this days? Using any of ubuntu 8.04-11.10 including Mint 12? I tried them ALL and no combo ever worked like it should, allways issues with sound and video streams.
In the beginning with ubuntu 8.04 i just crashed if somewhere on the sim a TV device was playing a stream, no matter if i was 1 or 4096m away from it, it was a reliable way to kick me from the sim...
Today at least i dont crash anymore, but sound still stutters and no video is playing.
So 32 Bit in 64 Bit environment does not work well at all BUT my 64 Bit viewer almost works like a charm!
i can play sound
i can see videos
i can use inworld web-search
i can see inworld html content
so today the 64Bit viewer works WAY better then a 32 Bit viewer on modern OS!
And if you look around in some foren, i am not alone with this.
Its just a little remaining issue that a few ppl can not render the AV data this viewer provides to them so it cant be such a big thing to remain this little remaining issue. (well, i know little things can be a pain in the ass to fix)
You might say, well, thats their problem and tell me "i dont support 64Bit at all. Period"
I feel yu do cool viewer because its a matter close to your heart, i really like the viewer and the work you do, i confessed severall users to toss away their phoenix or what ever and switch to cool, but is it really true, that 2012 you dont want to think at all about 64Bit? With all the issues 32Bit start to have now?
But well, as said, i am happy to provide you logs about all the 32Bit issues this Viewer has where you say it does not have them if having a smoth working 32 Bit viewer is a matter close to your heart.
Well, what do the others think? Is it really just me and you having this oposite different ideas about this?
Am i really alone with my problems?
Am i really the only one who wants to see a native 64 Bit viewer this days?
If i am really the only one, ok, ignore me, but if there are others you should start thinking... So lets see what others say.