Re: Sarge AMD64 installation won't boot
On Sunday 15 January 2006 13:38, hendrik@topoi.pooq.com wrote:
> I haven't accepted the new AMD-64 box the computer store has
> built for me, because I can't get it to run in 64-bit mode.
>
> I provided the sarge net-install CD's for both AMD-64 and the older
> 386 architectures.
>
> The netinstall for AMD64 went fine up to a point (except it was 30
> times as slow
> as the i386 install which he performed later), but when it came time
> to boot into the installed system, the boot stopped after it had
> identified the USB ports.
>
> Repeating entire process with the i386 netinstall, it installed nicely
> (30 time faster), and booted up properly. But he never got it to use
> the two hard disks in DMA mode.
>
> (Oh yes -- he installed a cheap Realtek ethernet card because
> netinstall would not recognise the Ethernet on the motherboard. But
> that's not a big problem for me.)
>
> He did all this this at the shop, and then called me to tell me the
> problems.
>
> I went there on the weekend, and managed to install the sarge AMD-64
> kernel on the i386-based system, and it had the same problem as the
> original AND-64 install -- crash during boot.
>
> Using aptitude, I tried to fetch a more recent kernel, but so far
> have not succeeded. Just sticking in "etch" into my apt-sources file
> does not seem to be enough. What do I need to do to get aptitude
> to see a more recent kernel?
>
> Or maybe it has moved, and I should ask -- what deb line should
> I use to find the current amd64 repository?
I use debian.csail.mit.edu.
>
> Sorry not the have the details about motherboard identity and the like
> -- the machine is currently at the shop and I'm not. I'm not accepting
> it by taking it home before it works. The tech is planning to try
> out Ubuntu or Knoppix next in order to show me the machine really does
> work in Linux in 64-bit mode, but I'd prefer Debian. He uses Ubuntu on
> his AMD-64 at home.
>
> -- hendrik
Ubuntu uses the 2.6.12 kernel, Sarge uses the 2.6.8 kernel, so there may
be some driver issues for newer hardware. There is a Sarge 2.6.12
net-install disk made by Len Sorenson available, check the list, this may
help get Debian installed.
--
Greg Madden
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