Re: problems with installation

[Colin Baker <colin@colinbaker.org>]

Jean Christoph Jung wrote:

> Hello,
> I've just bought a new PC with amd64bit architecture.
> and wanted to install a debian linux.
> First I tried "sarge" for i386. I had installed it,
> but the installer couldn't find my network card. So
> with no possibility to get to the web,
> I tried an unstable for amd64. but on way of the
> installation of the base system, the installer
> threw an error (something like "cannot chroot, no such mount point")
> even when I let automatically build the partitions.
> So my questions are:
> Is there a way, to run network and sound under sarge?
> Or can I do anything to install the base-system of the amd64 port?
> (I would prefer the second way)
>
> my system:
> proc: amd sempron64 3000+
> mainboard: gigabyte k8NS nForce3 250 Chipset, Lan, Sound onboard
> graphic: ati radeon 9550
> hd: samsung, spinpoint 160Gb SATA
>
> thanks for your help
> Jean
>  
Forgot to reply to the list...

Give one of these a try:

http://tinyplanet.ca/~lsorense/amd64/

I have the same motherboard, and these installers worked for me.  
Though, I have had a lot of problems with the onboard NIC, so I 
eventually just disabled it in the BIOS and added a PCI NIC.