Re: installation CD/DVD of ia64 is not being recognized on boot
On Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 12:26:08PM -0300, Rudolf Hellmuth wrote:
>hi
>
>A month ago, I installed Debian Etch in a i386 laptop and became very happy
>with it. Now I'm trying to install in my ia64 desktop, but the the media,
>either CD or DVD (both disc 1 of 40r3), aren't being recognized on boot. I
>haven't got any problem with the installation disc, also ia64, of the other
>distro. When I get the disc to i386 in my 64bits PC and boot, it's
>recognized, but there're problems in the installation.
>
>I don't know what to do. What's the problem with the discs?
There's no problem, you just have the wrong discs. "ia64" ==
itanium. If you have a 64-bit PC then you need "amd64".
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