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| DATE | 2007-09-23 |
| FROM | Kevin Mark
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| SUBJECT | Re: [Fwd: Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [aldem@westnet.com: Instalfest
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On Sun, Sep 23, 2007 at 01:26:18AM -0400, MYC wrote:
> Have you tried a different version of GNU/Linux?
>
> Alexander Deming wrote:
>> I checked MD5's before burning the CD's
>> But the bigest problem is geting stuck or terminated in process of
>> instalation of the base system. And the most strange is the fact that
>> every time it terminates in different point. This is why I suspect that
>> the machine has a physical problem that I can not identify. Still hope I
>> am mistaking.
>> Sincerely, Alexander Deming
>> MYC wrote:
>>> It sounds like a 64 bit. I have not tried to install on 64 bits. Have
>>> you run mds checks on the cd's? I have Debian on my laptop. I had to
>>> install the base system first then add the dvd's with the package manger.
>>>
>>> Alexander Deming wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> To me it looks like 64 bit. Sticker on the body says "AMD 64 Athlon";
>>>> message on the screen from boot (before OS starts loaduing) also says
>>>> "Athlon 64 tm processor 3200+"
>>>>
>>>> Actually I'll be in Port Washington, Long Island. However, I'll be ready
>>>> to come to any part of the city during the week. The body of the machine
>>>> is mini-tower, so it is not too heavy for me.
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely, Alexander Deming.
>>>>
>>>> MYC wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Ruben Safir wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Forwarded message from Alexander Deming
>>>>>> -----
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I bought a computer on eBay (Athlon 3200, 1.5GB RAM, 200 GB HD, Sony
>>>>>> DVD RW), tried to install Debian on it and I failed.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Did you get the 32 bit or 64 bit Athlon 3200?
>>>>
The easiest way to rule out hardware problems is to burn a knoppix (or
similar live cds) and see if they run. If no, they it maybe hardware.
-K
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