Re: amd64 installation
Francesco Pietra <frapietra@alice.it> writes:
> Hi Craig:
>
> I decided to follow your 2nd suggestion (for a non expert like me) to install
> permanently ubuntu 5.10, albeit with much regret because I had always loved
> the debian environment, people in the first place. I downloaded the ubuntu
> *.iso and wrote the ISO 9660 but I forgot to check before the list of
> hardware on ubuntu. Well, the Tyan below (Tyan K8WE S2895 nvidia nForce pro
> 2200 and 2050) is not listed as supported; only older Tyans. Try nonetheless?
> Doubtuful with kernel 2.6.12.6 of ubuntu 5.10
>
> On the other hand, Goswin answered my mail below advising (for my particular
> needs and capability) to avoid debian <testing> and go to <sarge>. Again a
> rather old kernel and thus probably no support to the Tyan mainboard.
Note that there are stable CDs with newer kernels and that you can
install stable with an testing installer too.
> The alternative is trying with the debian testing installer (may be by paving
> the way through a ubuntu amd64 live CD??) but I strongly rely on Goswin's
> indications. But this seems to me the only viable route.
For that to be any helpfull you have to wait for the daily builds
against the official archive to start working again. Testing the
images build from the unofficial archive is of little intrest for etch
now.
> Maybe I am overcomplicating the problem but I halted for a while any trial
> until I exit my present confusion.
>
> I hope not to bother all you too much
>
> regards
> francesco pietra
MfG
Goswin
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