Re: Debian 4.0 on AMD64 and SATA with multi-arch DVD
On Sun July 22 2007 11:37, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote:
> I just installed Debian 4.0, on an AMD64 computer that has a SATA hard
> drive, from the multi-architecture DVD. I used "expert" at the first
> prompt, since "amd64-expert" was giving errors. I chose the 2.6-amd64
> kernel during installation.
>
> Installation completed successfully, but when it is booted, the console
> locks up, the kernel panics, and it stops responding. I tried some fiddling
> with the parameters in the "kernel" line in GRUB, but it did not help.
> Kindly suggest a solution.
You may need newer sata drivers than what are included with etch's kernel. You
could try one of the daily built iso's from the debian installer page and see
if that gets you going.
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/iso-cd/
> Also, has it installed the I386, or the AMD64, Debian?
I suspect (but I don't know) that you have installed the i386 architecture
with a 64bit kernel. I've done that before and it worked (mostly).
What's that last thing you see on the screen when you get that kernel panic? I
haven't seen one of those in a long time but there is probably a hint there
as to what the problem is.
I run an early amd64 here, I started using the unofficial version of sarge
amd64 and it worked well for me although it didn't for others. A newer kernel
is your best bet I think.
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