Dear fellow AMD64 users,
I have just completed a successful install of SUSE 9.2 eval dvd on my Athlon 64.
Only got a couple of error messages about two packages that failed to install properly. Don't recall which ones they were, wrote it down somewhere. When I have this info I'll post it to the list.
Post install, I was able to use Yast On-line Update and successfully installed 53 patches from an Oregon State University server ( good, fast connection ).
The installer was aware that I have a 64 bit processor and set a default for the 64 bit choice ( I think this is function key F5 or F6 ).
So far, I am comfortably with the SUSE 9.2 KDE environment. Since my new system includes a new DVD burner with max 16x dvd burn speed, I wanted to test this out.
I tried to download the SUSE eval dvd again, but the Novell web site has a broken link there.
The web site mentions the availability of a new SUSE 9.3, but the link for purchasing it is also broken.
I copied the dvd iso from my P4 box to the amd64, and burned a copies with my new burner( used the KDE k3b app). Certainly faster than my older dvd burner that does a max dvd burn of 4x ( often slower when using 8x rated blanks).
Previously, I tried the same dvd burn with Mandrake 10.2 x86_64. The k3b app on Mandrake was reporting peak speeds in excess of 12x. I was thrilled about this until I tried to mount/read the result...and failed. The k3b app does not have an option for the 8x speed ( which is the rated speed of the blanks I have been using, Maxell, TDK, and others ); so I set the speed to 4x and got a good result that could be mounted/read.
If anyone want a copy of the SUSE 9.2 eval dvd, let me know.
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