"Unlike what was said, we're not afraid of anything [Intel was said to be afraid over its X86 patent rights over the AMD deal]. We're just trying to understand the nature of the deal to see what happens to our patents", said Intel's spokesperson Chuck Mulloy in a recent conversation I had at Intel's headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif.

Intel has a broad patent license agreement for its X86 instruction set with AMD since 1976. The last one was signed in 1996 and expires at the end of next year. That contract is available online but some parts remain confidential and were redacted out of the document.

"We've suggested to AMD to publish the agreements in its entirety but AMD refused. And that's there right to do so. But that's also why I can't talk about what are our clear concerns regarding this case", added Mulloy.

Intel main concerns are about ensuring protection over the secrecy and the intellectual property of its "strategic" X86 instruction set and its architecture as, if this was widely available, could let anyone build X86 compatible chips without paying a penny to Intel.

"And right now, AMD is paying us a royalty", confirmed the Intel spokesman.

Intel is waiting for AMD to publish its proxy statement - probably in the next weeks or so - with more details about the split-up agreement before engaging in more serious talk.

Debido a la gran cantidad de personas que se han colgado con el driver de MadWifi para las tarjetas Atheros que hoy por hoy son muy comunes. Decidí hacer esta guia para usuarios de Ubuntu 32Bits ( i386, i586, i686) funciona tanto como para Hardy Heron 8.04 como para Intrepid Ibex 8.10

Si usted tiene Ubuntu de 64Bits, haga click aqui

1 - Instalar lo necesario desde la Terminal

$sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-restricted-modules-$(uname -r)

2 - Sacar el modulo ndiswrapper (por las dudas)

$sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

y agregar al final del archivo:  blacklist ndiswrapper

Ahora solo resta sacar los drivers del Restricted Hardware Drivers de Ubuntu:

Van a Sistema ->Administracion ->Hardware Drivers  o Controlador de Drivers Restringidos

(Ubuntu lo tengo en ingles, pero creo que es facil de darse cuenta. El icono es una placa de circuitos con un candado )

Ahi en el programa deshabilitan  Atheros Wireless Driver (ath_pci) y Atheros Hal (ath_hal)  … los tienen que desmarcar y aceptar los cambios.

3 - Instalar el driver madwifi para Atheros desde el snapshot usando la Terminal

$wget http://snapshots.madwifi.org/madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6/madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-r3835-20080801.tar.gz

$tar -zxvf madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-r3835-20080801.tar.gz
$cd madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-r3835-20080801
$sudo make
$sudo make install
$sudo modprobe ath_pci
$sudo modprobe ath_hal

Y finalmente agregan el modulo para que cargue al inicio del sistema

$sudo nano /etc/modules

y al final ponen:  ath_pci

Reiniciar y listo!

Advertencia: si cambia la version del Kernel deberá recompilar el driver , paso numero 3

En Intrepid Ibex no es necesario esto último :-)

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Ya estan listas la Version Free y One Gnome y KDE 4, Via FTP.

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Mandriva Mini Dual i586/x86, 32 y 64 Bits.

Mandriva Free 2009 DVD i586, 32 Bits.
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Mandriva 2009 One Gnome

Mandriva 2009 One KDE 4

Via Torrent.
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I have listed some of the more common registers, along with their intended use and situations where they are used:

Q: Will the programs I have on my old Mac run on a new "Leopard" system?
A: There are enough differences in the new OS X 10.5 that some programs may need to be replaced with the latest versions that are "Leopard-compatible" (Norton AV often needs this, for example) to run at their best. The keyword is "may": most programs will work just fine once you visit Apple Update.
Please note-- if you intend to migrate your programs and data from an old machine to the new Leopard machine, make sure you have updated all the software (programs) on the old machine before initiating the migration. Leopard will/can refuse to accept programs that aren't current.

Q: I am thinking about buying a new iMac and I was told Apple runs on Intel circuits now. Does this mean I would be vulnerable to viruses, worms and spyware like Windows? What security programs would I need?
A: While it is true that Apple runs on the same type of "circuits" as Windows PC's now, it is not your hardware that is vulnerable to malware and hackers, but the lines of software "code" (programming) that make up your applications/programs.
Now to the second part of your question... The lines of code that make up the Mac operating system (the most recent being OSX 10.5 "Leopard") are not currently being targeted by the bad guys.. simply because there's too few machines running it (and the ones that are do not contain credit card number databases). However, some of the programs you would have on your Mac are being targeted for exploits-- QuickTime (a media format/player) and the Safari browser, notably. (Neither of which you need, btw.)
And now the last part: as things stand, today, if you are running a fully updated Leopard machine, and the firewall is on, you really don't need a "protection program". That statement may not be true this afternoon, or next week, or next month (for future readers, this was written 09/16/08 ) and so you may, for peace of mind, want to install the Norton Internet Security 2008 package*.

Today's free download: I'm keeping with a Macintosh theme today, and so today's app is for Apple users. I don't want it said that I never think of you guys! Watch TV on your iMac with Miro, a C/Net Editor's Choice. Description: "Democracy Player is a free and open source internet TV/video podcast application, with a beautiful, easy to use interface. You can subscribe to any Internet TV channel, including video podcasts, video RSS feeds, bittorrent feeds, and video blogs. A built-in Channel Guide lists hundreds of channels of all types, all free to subscribe to. Browse videos, download, and watch fullscreen-- all in the same application."

* Folks, please don't write to tell me "Norton is evil". Read the reviews for NIS 2008. It may open your eyes.

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I was initially impressed with the operating system. It told me I had 4GB of memory, something that the x86 OS wasn't able to detect, but mearly lied about. I was also rather impressed with the initial driver support. My Sound card finally worked, something that had been broken for about a month, video drivers worked at first with both monitors, and my keyboard and mouse work just the same as they did before.  However not all is fine and dandy in the land of Vista 64.

My first issue was with the video drivers. I have two 20" monitors, and my Cinema Display has a higher brightness and colour than my LG. I changed the gamma settings inside my nVidia control panel to match both monitors as best as possible. However the Cinema Display would always return to the original colour if the monitor was shut off, or the screen saver was enabled, or the computer was reset. I would have to go into the nVidia control panel and change the gamma by just 1% for it to set back to the setup I had for it. This issue was fixed with SP1.

Issue number Two came with my installation of the 64 Bit version of UltraMon, a multi monitor support program that gives you full control of your display settings. This program says it works with 64 bit systems, however it seems unpolished. The program does not work the same way at all as it did in the x86 version. I'm unable to change main features with the second smart-bar, such as opacity, and the ability to have 1 program on 1 monitor. As you can see from the screen shot below, The bar on the top is very different from the one on the bottom. The bottom bar is the UltraMon bar, and normally would look exactly the same as the Windows bar. Also there would not be the same program on each bar. This is a very annoying issue with this program, and is making me consider a change with my monitor set up.

For the most part, when it comes to drivers, you can find a 64 Bit version. My Saitek X52 joystick works with Vista 64 with no issues. FSX recognises it and allows me to play with it. Mice and keyboard controls work fine, and my sound card works better than ever. With 64 Bit processing being the way of the future for consumer computers, it is vital that software and hardware companies produce working drivers for both x86 and x64 systems. So far this support is great, however there is still one company that has not bothered to create a 64 Bit version of any software so far, and it is a very important addition that needs to be implemented.

Adobe Flash. Adobe currently does not support x64 with any of it's software. They did state that their new Creative Suite 4 programs will be 64 Bit compatible, but only on Windows based machines. Adobe Flash however is not supported on 64 Bit internet browsers, such as Internet Explorer 7 x64. You don't know how much you need flash until you can't use it anymore. This site requires flash for me to do almost everything, I am unable to use youtube, there are also issues on FaceBook, and PhotoBucket. Almost everything you want to do is impossible. I need to use the x86 version of IE7 in order to view these pages, which makes installing or using any 64 Bit browser useless. iPhone and 64 Bit Vista users have something in common now. This is a huge issue and needs to be addressed by Adobe soon. Consumer 64 Bit has been around since 2003, and even Saitek has created drivers. I know a joystick driver is much different than Flash, but the point is the same. Saitek knows it's customers want to use their product, so they put time into developing software. Adobe needs to do the same.

My final verdict on Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64 Bit Edition is still undecided. I don't plan on reinstalling a x86 version, however I am not as happy with the OS as I had hoped to be. Even with the slight speed increase, some of the short comings don't make the experience worth all the trouble. If you're a gamer, and you have 4GB of ram or more, than you will need to get the 64 Bit Vista on your system. It is definitely not for the average consumer.

This version is a major update. The following major new features were added:

• 64 bits guest support (64 bits host only)
• New native Leopard user interface on Mac OS X hosts
• The GUI was converted from Qt3 to Qt4 with many visual improvements
• New-version notifier
• Guest property information interface
• Host Interface Networking on Mac OS X hosts
• New Host Interface Networking on Solaris hosts
• Support for Nested Paging on modern AMD CPUs (major performance gain)
• Framework for collecting performance and resource usage data (metrics)
• Added SATA asynchronous IO (NCQ: Native Command Queuing) when accessing raw disks/partitions (major performance gain)
• Clipboard integration for OS/2 Guests
• Created separate SDK component featuring a new Python programming interface on Linux and Solaris hosts
• Support for VHD disk images

In addition, the following items were fixed and/or added:

• VMM: VT-x fixes
• AHCI/SATA: improved performance
• GUI: keyboard fixes
• Linux installer: properly uninstall the package even if unregistering the DKMS module fails
• Linux additions: the guest screen resolution is properly restored
• Network: added support for jumbo frames (> 1536 bytes)
• Shared Folders: fixed guest crash with Windows Media Player 11
• Mac OS X: Ctrl+Left mouse click doesn’t simulate a right mouse click in the guest anymore. Use Hostkey+Left for a right mouse click emulation. (bug #1766)

As vice-president says marketing company said Richard Brown, aware that the technological leap brands such as AMD and Intel will increasingly less room for manoeuvre, VIA resigns from the production chipestow for AMD and Intel. 
The market analysts gave the company to understand that the time to give up and get on with the production of x86 microprocessors. 

Many people probably wonder what poczną Now staff chipsets-in the company. As reported yet unofficial sources, a significant part of specialists will take over the company ASMedia - or subsidiary corporations Asustek (ASUS) 

After the capitulation of the company VIA chipsets in the market remains only two manufacturers, who themselves do not produce processors, is NViDIA and SiS. 
Interestingly VIA now intends to focus on its own microprocessor, chipsets and motherboards for its x86 systems. 

Is this a good time and output will show the action of market competitors.

This Post is dedicated to the people who want to find answers to the machinery of this PC.

First off Let's see some pictures of the parts.  The first thing I did was disassemble the PC.  Anything that could be unscrewed or tool-lessly removed, was.

Now I won't list off the individual parts and specs, but they are readily available on Newegg's Specification List for the gPC2, though I will tell you a few bits of info that i could have used:

1. VIA C7-D processor runs like a late-model Pentium 4
2. To Access the Phoenix Award BIOS: hold "DEL" Key instead of "F2"
3. gOS (comes loaded standard) is slow and poor-quality.  Switch to a more main-stream distribution of Ubuntu.
4. Runs Windows XP Pro, great!
5. CPU and Entire computer runs VERY cool, and quiet.

This computer is a great buy for those looking for an inexpensive x86 based Computer.  Or for those interested in a nice novelty computer!

Atualização para o Windows Vista

Atualização para o Windows Vista  x64

Atualização para o Windows Server 2008

Atualização para o Windows Server 2008 x64

Atualização para o Windows Server 2008 64 bits (Itanium)

I read Chapter 2 "Instruction format" (see volume 2a), and found out something about x86 instruction format. In short, x86 instruction has the following format:

| Prefix(es) | Opcode(s) |
+------------+-----------+
| up to 4    | one-, two-|
| one-byte   | or three- |
| prefixes   | byte op-  |
|            | code      |

Previously one of the best chipset makers for enthusiasts looking for high performance on a budget, VIA has told Custom PC that it now sees no future in making chipsets for third parties such as Intel and AMD.

Speaking to Custom PC, VIA’s vice president of corporate marketing in Taiwan, Richard Brown, explained that: ‘One of the main reasons we originally moved into the x86 processor business was because we believed that ultimately the third party chipset market would disappear, and we would need to have the capability to provide a complete platform.’ (link)

A próxima microarquitetura x86 da Intel já tem nome definitivo. O que atualmente conhecíamos como Nehalem, passa a chamar-se Core i7, dando lugar a uma família de processadores de 45nm que será lançado em breve em três versões distintas: Bloomfield, Lynnfield e Havendale.

Os processadores i7 e i7 Extreme Edition, serão anunciados neste mesmo mês, mas não serão lançado até o final do ano. O Pentium, Pentium 2, Pentium 3 e Pentium 4  já foram esquecidos, será que a Intel começará uma nova nomeclatura baseada em números?

Via Engadget

Di seguito trovate il video (fatto un po male) che mostra l'esecuzione del sistema operativo.

This can be done by:
1. Right-clicking on the project in the "Solution Explorer"
2. Select "Properties"
3. In "Properties", Select "Build"
4. In "General" part, Set the "Platform target" as x86.

And if you are creating a Setup or Deployment project, you should set the "TargetPlatform" to x86.
To do this, Select the setup or deployment Project in the Solution Explorer and in the properties window, set the "TargetPlatform" to x86.

A Primeira coisa ideal a saber, é a configuração da minha máquina. Meu Processador é:

--> Intel Pentium 4 524 de 3,06Ghz com socket 775 LGA e tecnologia 90nm, que contém as instruções MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 e o ideal para funcionamento do 64-bits, a instrução EM64T.

--> 1,5GB DDR de RAM;

--> VGA Nvidia GeForce 6600LE AGP 8x de 256MB.

Diga-se de passagem, que praticamente, esse é o primeiro Processador da Intel a ser implementada a Tecnologia 64-bits.

Vale lembrar aqui, que se você tem 4GB de memória mas usa Alguma versão do Windows em x86, você só tem na verdade 3GB de Memória RAM. A Versão x64 Bits Reconhece os 4GB por inteiros e muito mais.

QUESTÃO PERFORMANCE

O Windows Vista Ultimate x64 rodou lisinho, um pouco mais ligeiro que a versão x86. Ao Abrir aplicativos x64 pesados e simultaneamente ele se mostrou poderoso e não deu travadas ou qualquer tipo de LAG.

Nos Jogos ele se mostrou um pouco melhor também: Aqui no F.E.A.R Perseus Mandate, obtive melhora de 5 ~ 7 FPS no teste de Performance que tem no jogo.

Aplicativos em x86 rodaram normalmente aqui, como se fosse uma versão normal do Windows em x86.

Muita gente pensa que o Windows Vista é pesado, principalmente para jogos, que tem muitas firúlas e coisas inúteis, mas digo ao contrário. Usei o Windows Vista x86 aqui ele se saiu melhor que o Windows XP x86, na categoria jogos ele teve uma grande melhora, se quiser mais detalhes veja Aqui no Fórum WinAjuda, a quente discussão do desempenho do Vista em relação ao XP.

Resumindo, sobre a Performance, não há dúvidas de que o x64 sai na frente.

QUESTÃO DRIVERS

Após instalado o Vista Ultimate x64, ele já foi reconhecendo e instalando todos os drivers, inclusive o da minha GeForce (mesmo sendo desatualizado). O único problema maior era os drivers da RealTek AC'97 Audio. Esse foi solucionado atualizando o meu Windows no Windows Update, onde ele encontrou o driver de áudio e o instalou automaticamente.

Já foi-se o tempo em que mesmo sendo versão x64, a compatibilidade dos drivers era horrível. O Vista Ultimate junto com o Windows Update se sai bem instalando drivers automaticamente. E o Bom de tudo isso, é que os Drivers não são genéricos! Note-se que isso varia de máquina para máquina, pois cada máquina, tem seu hardware diferente.

Bom, se alguém tiver alguma dúvida Visite o Fórum WinAjuda! Lá tem muitas pessoas que pode te ajudar facilmente!

http://www.winajuda.com/forum/

* Se ha encontrado un fallo en las rutinas de copia de memoria en el kernel de Linux al ejecutarse en ciertos sistemas AMD64. Si falla un intento de copia de memoria del kernel, las rutinas no ponen a cero las porciones de memoria que fueron copiadas en destino, lo que podría ser aprovechado por un atacante para ganar acceso a información sensible.

* Se ha descubierto una condición de carrera en ptrace que podría ser aprovechada por un atacante local para causar una denegación de servicio en el sistema (kernel hang).

* Existe un fallo en la emulación de los kernel de 32 y 64 bits que podría ser aprovechado por un atacante para causar una fuga de datos por medio de un binario especialmente manipulado.

* Se ha descubierto que el kernel de Linux manejaba las operaciones de cadenas de una forma opuesta a la de GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). Esto podría ser aprovechado por un atacante local sin privilegios para causar la corrupción de la memoria.

La actualización también solventa otro fallo de menor importancia.

Se recomienda actualizar a través de las herramientas automáticas
up2date.

Fuente:
http://www.hispasec.com

Más Información:

kernel security and bug fix update
Advisory: RHSA-2008:0508-21
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0508.html

In very (very) simple theoretical terms 32-bit systems only have 32-bits of data to work with resulting in them being able to address only up to 4 GB of memory. However a 64-bit system could theoretically address up to 16 exabytes of memory.

So why then are there different configuration options for 32bit windows systems and not that many for 64bit windows systems? Lets take an all too typical example - When fitted with 4GB of RAM why then in 32bit Windows on an x86 architecture one is able to see say only 3.5GB?

Although most of the address space on your Windows Memory Manager is filled with RAM a good amount of it will be used by memory mapped devices. Booting with the Physical Address Extension (/PAE / NOPAE) switch allows the processor to access the memory beyond this boundary. The post on Chad Boyd's SQL stuff gives a far more in depth discussion of PAE than I could. Microsoft's PAE knowledge base gives a table listing the maximum memory support for a few different windows OS with PAE turned on.

Of course applications complied under dotNet 2.0 (and newer) with the AnyCPU switch set to true dont really need to worry too much about the underlying hardware do they :)