On Mon, May 22, 2006 at 04:49:18PM +0200, Francesco Pietra wrote: > I forgot a key point: my move to 64 is essentially to double the floating > point for the package mpqc, which i use on 32 but it is available as a debian > package for the testing. To write papers, sending mail or navigating on > internet i would have not thought to 64bit. why not use the 32 userland with the 64 kernel, which should allow you to install and run your 64 bit app - with the appropiate libraries of course, best of both worlds > > 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. > > 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. > > 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 > > > > > On Monday 22 May 2006 08:06, Craig Hagerman wrote: > > When I did a fresh install of Debian amd64 (couple years ago?) I > > booted from a live CD (ubuntu has a 64 bit live CD) and did everything > > from there. ie. partition the disk, create a chroot to where you want > > the deb root partition, install debootstrap etc and go from there. > > > > If you are that hesitant about doing an installation yourself, why > > don't you just download a copy of Ubuntu for amd64. I have computers > > running both. the differences are minor, but the installation is > > completely painless with Ubuntu, whereas I have never been able to say > > that about Debian. With Ubuntu the installation is pretty automated > > and lots of things just work ... things that I have to fight to get > > working in Debian (realplayer anyone?). > > > > Craig > > > > On 5/22/06, Francesco Pietra <frapietra@alice.it> wrote: > > > Hi all: > > > I have followed with particular attention in the last few days all issues > > > on this list related to amd64 debian installation. Just because I have > > > now finally everything ready for a fresh installation on a fresh ready > > > workstation equipped with Tyan K8WE S2895 (bearing video card Pixelview > > > 6600 256M DDR DVI and a scsi card for external devices), a couple of dual > > > amd64 opteron, and a couple of 300GB SATA HD. > > > > > > For the benefit of poor guys like me who rarely carry out software > > > installations, could you please check my projected route, and its > > > sequence, for suitability/correctness? > > > > > > 1) Start with debian installer > > > Debian testing amd64 Bin-1/ISO9660 [93 MB] (CD-ROM waiting on my machine) > > > burned from > > > debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso [93.4 MB] > > > as downloaded yesterday from > > > http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ > > > > > > 2)Follow substantially a netinstall according to Roberto's howto > > > http://haydn.debian.org/~intero-guest/debian-amd64-howto.html > > > > > > 3)Establish raid1. To this regard, I am at "Today 21:19:28" directions by > > > Alexander Siek. I understand Alexander has positively answered all > > > (nearly all?) criticism by Goswin. However, I must confess that i use a > > > pc with debian testing/unstable but I never established a raid before. > > > Therefore, I only hope to be able to follow Alexander's indications but > > > it would be better for me to read before some general instructions as to > > > establish a raid1. I have none yet. > > > > > > 4)Install 32b applications into a chroot as indicated in both Roberto's > > > howto above and, for what I need, ie not sound) in > > > http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/356 > > > without, however, following step > > > 1.4) You also need a link to your 32bit linker in the /lib path: > > > $ cd /lib > > > $ ln -s /var/sid-386-chroot/lib/ld-linux.so.2 ld-linux.so.2 > > > because I read somewhere that installed libraries are linked per se. > > > > > > I hope the kernel provided supports my mainboard and I wish myself good > > > luck. But there cannot be good luck without some guidance. Thanks a lot > > > > > > francesco pietra > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-amd64-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > > listmaster@lists.debian.org > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-amd64-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > >
Attachment:
signature.asc
Description: Digital signature