1.24.1 / 64-bit new installation advice

[blaxer]

I am going to be installing 1.24.1 on a new machine this evening and I am wondering what the best bang for the buck would be. I have been trying to research if 1.24.1 will work better on a 64-bit kernel or even better on one distro vs another but nothing is very conclusive. Does anyone have any suggestions? I want to get as many modect cameras out of this box as possible

TIA!!!

[allanE]

Depends on the box not on the program. Got a dual quad core with 16 gig of mem....runs 64 bit and as many cams as you can stack on it On the other hand my other machine is a fast single processor and does well with 32 bit and 4 cams running 640X480 and 15fps. That is about all it wants to do, real time processing of large pics is very processor intensive.
Allan

[blaxer]

So there is no performance difference between 32 and 64 bit linux when it comes to running zoneminder, given equal hardware?

[allanE]

you cannot run 64 bit on a 32 bit processor..64 bit is generally better at handling data processing tasks if the hardware is compatable. bigger bite ,same apple. If you are going to use more than 4 gig of memory you must use 64 bit as 32 bit will not address more than 4 gig. it is more a hardware issue than a "speed" issue.
Allan

[blaxer]

Okay, I dont' think I am being clear. Let's take two identical boxes both capable of running 64-bit and each having let's say 2gb of ram. On one box I install a 64-bit flavor of linux and the other I install the 32-bit flavor of the same distribution. All things being equal, same software revs, same hardware, same nic, everything, hardware aside, which will perform better with zoneminder?

[allanE]

with 2 gig of ram the 32 bit box will outperform the 64 bit one. Nothing to do with Zoneminder, has to do with pointer sixe and other things. Not a big difference though
Allan