Re: problems with installation
On Mon, Oct 31, 2005 at 01:20:42PM +0100, 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
The onboard lan uses an ICS chip, which last I checked had really really
poor linux support.
> graphic: ati radeon 9550
Well good luck. I generally highly anti-recommend anything by ati for
linux use.
> hd: samsung, spinpoint 160Gb SATA
Len Sorensen
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