Re: Problems installing on AMD Athlon 64 system
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> Seriously, it's fine. Do an 'expert' install rather than the
> standard install and root / normal user is setup normally. Do a
> 'server-expert' install and you get no GNOME or X. If you avoid
> the hand-holding Ubuntu does, it's close enough to Debian not to
> notice most of the time.
i'm game, but i also hear that some people regard ubuntu as
undermining debian, creating schism. i haven't been paying much
attention to the issue. frankly, both exim or postfix, cyrus, firefox
and eclipse run fine under gnome, and that was good enough for me.
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> Anyway, I suggest you try this unofficial Sarge install CD which
> uses the 2.6.12 kernel: http://tinyplanet.ca/~lsorense/amd64/
> Ubuntu uses 2.6.12 too, and you know that works - maybe your
> hardware just wants a slightly more modern kernel to install
> successfully.
great. thanks much.
-a
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> Andrew Preater
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