Christian, I'm not sure if this is exactly what you are looking for -- I'm new to this list -- but I just did a successful AMD64 install to an Opteron server with SATA hard disks, using the Debian From Scratch (DFS) method. (See The Debian GNU/Linux AMD64 HOWTO: https://alioth.debian.org/docman/view.php/30192/21/debian-amd64-howto.html#id257798)
The result was a fully functional, but basic, pure 64 bit system. cmr On Friday 27 August 2004 12:21 pm, Christian T. Steigies wrote: > On Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 07:03:45PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > > That is a major design flaw of debian-installer. If something goes > > wrong you can't do the step by hand and continue with the next > > one. D-I will always want to complete the failed step first. > > Design flaw? I thought it was redesigned from scratch? ;-) > Ok, would it help if I install in the expert mode? > > > As for the errors they are probably all related to libgnutls11. I'm > > guessing previously only libgnutls10 was needed and debootstrap just > > doesn't know about the change yet. > > > > If you fix the base system by hand (and you need to do more than you > > did) you can also install grub by hand on the second console and then > > reboot. > > What more would I have to do? (and yes, this is amd64). > > > I would start with i386 unless you have time to wait for a fix. > > i386 installed fairly well, with linux-2.6, 2.4 does not find the harddisk > it seems, just like winxp. The harddisk is now called hde instead of sda > (serial ATA), I had a little trouble with X11, the upgraded kernel (2.6.8 > from unstable) does not want to boot, I used a sarge iso from July which > has 2.6.6. And I had to remove lots of language stuff which I don't think > we will need, to regain some diskspace. So i386 is working, except for a > current kernel. > > Once I can install amd64, can I have both installations in parallel, ie I > pick at boot time if I want i386 or amd64? I am still new to grub. And how > do I tell grub to use the coffee.bmp as splashscreen, like I do in lilo? > > Please let me know when you think amd64 is fixed (or if there is an older > version, that does not have this problem), I would try again on monday. I > can play with the machine until wednesday... > > Thanks, > Christian -- Debian 'Sarge': Registered Linux User #241964 ---- "More laws, less justice." -- Marcus Tullius Ciceroca, 42 BC --------
