Stephane Durieux wrote:
Hello,simple question for a newbie like me (euh for me hard question in fact), I would like to install debian etch ia64 on a dell poweredge 2900, but it cannot work !I obtain a freeze during the boot process Instead the use of i386 image works perfectly.nevertheless, dell poweredge 2900 has a intel xeon dual core which normally handles 64 bit.can someone help me ? Thanks for reply
You need the amd64 version of etch. This supports the 64bit xeon em64t instruction set. ia64 is for itanium processors.
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