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IA64 is not the Intel equivalent of amd64. IA64 is the Itanium line, |
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which is a completely different 64bit architecture. IIRC the Intel |
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Xeons are "EM64T". Until there is a specific build for it, I'd just use |
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the amd64 livecd and stages. |
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Claudinei Matos wrote: |
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> Actually I did installed gentoo at one dual Xeon 3.0 but I did |
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> installed with p4 support instead of ia64 since I can't boot a ia64 |
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> livecd to begin gentoo install. |
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> I've looked for a livecd for ia64 architeture but I didn't found, so |
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> I've tryed to use the amd64 livecd (I read in some places it could |
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> work) and it boot up but I can't chroot into the ia64 stage1 |
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> directory :/ |
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> So I think you could use one previous debian for ia64 installation for |
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> begin gentoo install if you have time to do it. I didn't 'cause I had |
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> to put the machine to work quickly. |
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> By the way, the server is really fine, without any problem, and I |
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> thinking to upgrade it to ia64 as soon as I order another server. |
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> About the onboard devices, if you are using a SE7520BD2 from Intel you |
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> may just have to compile LSI Pro Logic driver into the kernel and |
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> boot-up without initrd or put these modules into the initrd if you |
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> want initrd 'cause genkernel doesn't doit by default. |
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> Cheers to ia64 architeture, let me know if you able to do it. |
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> Claudinei Matos |
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> On 5/4/05, Marcus Assion <assion@××××××××××××××××.de> wrote: |
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>>Hi Gentoo-Server list, |
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>>I'm a student working at the University |
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>>in Darmstadt, Germany. My task there is |
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>>to build the new server environment. |
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>>We get good prices from Dell, so what I |
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>>want to ask, has anyone intstalled |
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>>gentoo on Dell servers, especially with |
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>>dual 64bit Intel Xeon CPUs, are there |
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>>any obstacles, what about the onboard |
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>>components, any trouble to install |
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>>gentoo? |
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>>Or would you recommend other hardware? |
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>>Thanks a lot for your help in advance. |
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>>Yours sincerely, |
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>>M.Assion |
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