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On Mon, 2006-01-09 at 17:13 -0500, Spencer Ogden wrote: |
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> 1) How can I help in diagnosing the Kernel Panic? What information would |
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> be useful? My understanding is that this is a new chipset and at least |
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> kernel version 2.6.14 is needed (I'm running 2.6.15 under x86). What |
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> version does the installer use? |
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Don't bother. |
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The 2005.1-r1 CD had a 2.6.12 kernel on it. It probably simply won't |
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work for your machine. |
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> 2) I guess by using x86 I am basically running my machine in 32-bit |
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> mode? Is there a way to transition to amd64, or will I have to |
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> reinstall? How much am I missing? |
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You installed 32-bit. You can't "upgrade" to 64-bit cleanly. You're |
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going to need to format/reinstall to get a 64-bit system. How much are |
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you missing? 32-bits... :P |
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Currently you are using only half of the general-purpose registers and |
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none of the 64-bit instructions on your chip. Basically, you have an |
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oversized Athlon XP. |
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> Thanks for your help, I've been a happy Gentoo user for a few years and |
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> this my first excursion into another architecture, |
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Unfortunately, it seems the AMD64 stuff advances much too quickly. |
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There is an experimental universal CD in /experimental/amd64/livecd on |
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your favorite mirror that uses a 2.6.14 kernel. The newer CD should |
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probably boot fine for you. The next Gentoo release, 2006.0, will be |
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based off a 2.6.15 kernel. |
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At any rate, none of your post had anything to do with the Gentoo Linux |
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Installer project, so it doesn't really belong here. This list is |
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specific to the installer application, not getting Gentoo installed. |
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x86 Architecture Team |
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