[uae] Hello, and E-UAE on amd64
- From: Walter Miles <waltmiles@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: uae@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:03:58 -0500
Hello E-UAE List,
My 2001 vintage Amithlon, which broke this summer, was mostly used
for system-friendly apps. I don't play games much or run demos.
I built a new low-to-mid-range computer (Athlon X2 5000+ CPU, MSI
PCI-E nVidia graphics card, etc) and installed Ubuntu (presently
8.10).
Following the https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EUAEAmigaEmulator
help page, I built and installed e-uae-0.8.29-WIP4. My install
uses X, not SDL, and has no JIT support (arch != i386). My Amiga
install is pretty provisional so far, Linux directories containing
OS3.9 and Amiga Forever files and a massive hardfile image of my
Amithlon partitions. Over all, it performs pretty well (roughly
as fast as my fastest real Amiga was), and seems pretty stable.
I would like to get a little more speed out of it (redrawing CAD
screens, updating spreadsheets, displaying icons in a newly
opened drawer, etc.).
I have been searching, reading mailing lists and fora, but I'm
not too clear on amd64 options and prospects.
I gather that, to use the JIT, I must install an i386 version of
E-UAE (compiled with JIT), and make sure that the required Linux
libraries are present in i386 versions as well. What do I do
---copy uae over and see what blows up when I run it?
Also, in the August 15 versions, there is a 586 version. What's
that? Is it specific to pentiums (Intel only?)?
Are there any fine points or tricks to running E-UAE on amd64
and getting the best performance?
Thanks,
Walter
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