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Old 11th June 2008
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Originally Posted by ua549 View Post
Will a Linux 64 bit driver work with FBSD?
No.

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What are the issues with PAE?
Not all 32-bit drivers are PAE-safe. Even though the kernel can map memory above 4 GB for programs to use, some drivers can't handle memory addresses that are above the 4 GB barriere, and will cause hiccups, memory corruption, system instability, and so on.

And even if the drivers can handle PAE, each application is still limited to 4 GB of virtual address space. PAE just lets you run multiple apps each with their own 4 GB space.

PAE is really quite a hack. If you need to access more than 4 GB of RAM, go with a 64-bit OS.
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