Re: Sarge AMD64 installation won't boot
On Sun, Jan 15, 2006 at 10:50:22PM +0000, Jo Shields wrote:
> 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?
> >
> >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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> If in doubt (or it's nforce4), try Len's 2.6.12 installer, at
> http://tinyplanet.ca:81/~lsorense/amd64/
Thanks. Now downloading. Will try it tomorrow.
-- hendrik
>
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