[ec2-beta] Ubuntu Amazon EC2 beta2 is released.

[Chuck Short]

Hi Darren,

You should add the option -t c1.xlarge at the end of the command.

Regards
chuck

Darren Govoni wrote:
> Hi,
>   I try to launch the 64-bit image below, but am getting this error. 
>
> darren at nuraku:~/ec2$ ec2-run-instances -k ec2-keypair ami-18d73071
> Client.InvalidParameterValue: The requested instance type's architecture
> (i386) does not match the architecture in the manifest for ami-18d73071
> (x86_64)
>
> Is there a flag or option I need to use now to launch it correctly?
>
> Darren
>
> On Thu, 2009-02-26 at 20:25 -0500, Chuck Short wrote:
>   
>> The Ubuntu EC2 team is happy to bring you the second Beta release based 
>> on Ubuntu Intrepid 8.10. The beta2 release brings many improvements to 
>> the Ubuntu Amazon EC2 image. We would like to thank the many users that 
>> have offered suggestions to make the Ubuntu Amazon EC2 experience better.
>>
>> New features since beta1
>> ------------------------------------------
>>
>> Highlights of the new features include the following:
>>
>> 1. Updated usability improvements:
>>
>> Beta2 includes many usability features to make managing the EC2 instance 
>> easier.  It also includes dynamic hostname generation and easier 
>> integration with existing EC2 API tools.
>>
>> In order to login to the instance, you must use the "ubuntu" user 
>> instead of the "root" user.  You can use the "sudo" command in order to 
>> run commands as the privileged "root" user without a password prompt.
>>
>> 2. Availability in the European zones:
>>
>> The Ubuntu Amazon EC2 images are now available for EU zone users.
>>
>> 3. Ubuntu archive mirror:
>>
>> Canonical has made available an archive mirror in both the the US zones 
>> and European zones. The Ubuntu Amazon EC2 image makes use of the archive 
>> mirror to cut down on network traffic for Amazon EC2 users.
>>
>> 4. Updated software:
>>
>> The beta2 includes the latest software updates from Intrepid. It also 
>> includes the ec2-ami-tools to allow the users to re-bundle the image.
>>
>> To see a full list of bugs that were fixed in this release please see:
>>
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-on-ec2/+milestone/beta2
>>
>> To get Amazon Ubuntu EC2
>> ----------------------------------------------
>>
>> The Ubuntu EC2 beta2 images are available to the public. The AMI ids for 
>> the new images are the following:
>>
>> US:
>>
>> canonical-beta-us/ubuntu-intrepid-beta2-20090226-i386 ami-69d73000
>> canonical-beta-us/ubuntu-intrepid-beta2-20090226-amd64 ami-18d73071
>>
>> Europe:
>>
>> canonical-beta-eu/ubuntu-intrepid-beta2-20090226-i386 ami-5e173f2a
>> canonical-beta-eu/ubuntu-intrepid-beta2-20090226-amd64 ami-48173f3c
>>
>> Feedback and Helping
>> --------------------------------------
>>
>> If you would like to help shape Ubuntu EC2, please sign up for the 
>> Ubuntu EC2 mailing list at:
>>
>>   https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ec2-beta
>>
>> Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions will help turn this Beta
>> into the best release of Amazon Ubuntu EC2 ever.  Please report bugs 
>> through the
>> Launchpad bug tracker:
>>
>>   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-on-ec2
>>
>> If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but are not
>> sure, please join us on the #ubuntu-ec2 IRC channel on FreeNode or on 
>> the Ubuntu EC2 beta mailing list.
>>
>>
>> Helping Shape Ubuntu
>> --------------------------------------
>>
>> If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways
>> you can participate at:
>>
>>  http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate/
>>
>> About Ubuntu
>> ------------------------
>>
>> Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, and
>> servers, with a fast and easy install and regular releases.  A
>> tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and
>> an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away.
>>
>>
>>     
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