amd64 probs

[Gene Heskett]

On Friday 14 April 2006 22:32, Jamon Camisso wrote:
>Gene Heskett wrote:
>> Greetings;
>>
>> I just bought, and I'm beginning to regret it, an HP Pavilion
>> dv5320us, which has an amd turion 64 bit cpu in it.
>>
>> I've tried every known method to disable the ACPI stuffs and get the
>> kubuntu-5.10-amd64.iso to boot, but its a universal freeze at the
>> ACPI System Version yadda yadda point in the dmesg being output to
>> the screen, and the only recovery seems to be standing on the power
>> switch for >4 seconds.
>>
>> Whats busted, or should I just give up on trying to install an amd64
>> version of anything on this $1100 POS?  Presumably the i386 stuff
>> will run as the FC5 dvd runs far enough to pass its self check &
>> then dies because all existing partitions on this drive are primary
>> partitions. leaving no room for anything else.
>
>I think I briefly met you on irc today, told you about using hoary in
>server mode then upgrading (all amd64). Why not give dapper a try?
> I've installed from Flight 3 to flight 6 (each time from iso's)
> without any problems on my amd64 system. Give it a try -- yeah
> another download and another cd to burn, but you won't regret it.

I'd sent azureus after that cd's .iso earlier, and I see its now here 
and seeding.  I won't have a chance to fool with till tomorrow now as 
I'm headed for a mountaintop & a date with a tv transmitter that needs 
a tube tester run thru its smaller tubes.

Thanks.  But I guess if hoary worked, why didn't breezy?  Its newer 
isn't it?


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