[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: new user with installation problem



On Sat, Jul 08, 2006 at 11:53:32AM -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> Andrea Maffei wrote:
> > Dear Roberto,
> >   thank you very much for you answer. My processor is an AMD Athlon
> > (64bit). On debian.org I couldn't find any file for AMD, this is the list
> > I found (does AMD have any other name?):
> > 
> >     * Alpha
> >     * ARM
> >     * HP PA-RISC
> >     * Intel x86
> >     * Intel IA-64
> >     * Motorola 680x0
> >     * MIPS
> >     * MIPS (DEC)
> >     * PowerPC
> >     * IBM S/390
> >     * SPARC 
> > 
> > What should I use?
> > 
> > Ciao
> > Andrea
> > 
> 
> You need amd64.  If you want Sarge, you will need to obtain the
> unofficial installer from amd64.debian.net.  If you want Etch, you can
> get the installer with the rest of them on www.debian.org.

Not quite exactly, an amd64 processor will work with the i386.  If the
OP wants top performance (and why not?) then the amd64 is the right one,
of course.

-- 
Christopher Nelson -- chris@cavein.org
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  Generated by Signify v1.14.  For this and more, visit http://www.debian.org/



Reply to: