Author Topic: 64bit Linux (Read 902 times)

artik · « **Reply #15 on:** April 08, 2005, 10:48:35 AM »

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Originally posted by beet1e
Artik - thanks for that very useful information. It seems you can do more with Linux than I imagined possible. I had already downloaded the install version of ubuntu as an .ISO file, so loaded it to CD and Tomato installed it on an old PC she has. It worked first time! No apparent issues with drivers etc. I think she said it had a built in word processor app, web browser and connection software.

But I think I'll do what you guys have done and get fedora3 Linux.

You can take any distribution from Ubuntoo, Fedora Core, Debian and others...

What I liked in Fedora that it has much more software - 4 disks that give you allmost anything you need. All of them are good. If you have somone who knows one of distros of Linux and may help you... this is very good for beginner that new for linux/UNIX systems.

You can try any one... The main problem is probelm of choice

(Not like using MS Stuff)

beet1e · « **Reply #16 on:** April 08, 2005, 12:33:05 PM »

Downloading Fedora just now - about 2600MB total! I'm glad I upgraded my ADSL to 1MB...

Kev367 - I found that the Nero software I have is able to convert .ISO images and create the CDs.

artik · « **Reply #17 on:** April 08, 2005, 01:28:55 PM »

One more link might be good for you too:
FC3 Installation Guide

It is for FC3, 32bits but in most - it might be helpfull for some things.

Good luck!!!

beet1e · « **Reply #18 on:** May 07, 2005, 04:35:27 PM »

Got it up and running! I've installed Fedora Core 3 Linux. I like the Blackjack game that comes with it - better than solitaire.

Now what happens about things like the Asus Probe Utility and the VIA chipset drivers - are there Linux versions of these?

Kev367th · « **Reply #19 on:** May 07, 2005, 05:03:43 PM »

Good to hear.
Try http://www.viaarena.com for linux chipset drivers.

Mini D · « **Reply #20 on:** May 08, 2005, 09:04:22 AM »

Fedora's install locked up on me. I thought that was pretty funny.

beet1e · « **Reply #21 on:** May 08, 2005, 09:11:44 AM »

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Originally posted by Mini D
Fedora's install locked up on me. I thought that was pretty funny.

I just kept getting windows pop up, headed "Bug report", and a line of code looking like an arithmetic expression would be displayed. I just hit ignore all the way past those and it seemed OK.

Mini D · « **Reply #22 on:** May 08, 2005, 09:34:45 AM »

Mine didn't give me that window. I got to where it's writing some kind of cache or something and it would just stick there.

beet1e · « **Reply #23 on:** May 08, 2005, 10:08:36 AM »

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Originally posted by Mini D
Mine didn't give me that window. I got to where it's writing some kind of cache or something and it would just stick there.

How did you format your hard drive? My HDD is a Maxtor, so I downloaded their disk utility, MaxBlast4, and created a bootable CD with MaxBlast4 on it. When creating the partition, it asks you what OS you're going to be installing, but the choices are all Windows OS- no Linux. So I said W2000, and chose the NTFS format. I wonder if Linux works with Fat32, if that's what you chose?

Mini D · « **Reply #24 on:** May 08, 2005, 10:12:16 AM »

I started with a fresh HD (nothing on it) and let Fedora format it. I installed it using the boot-cd option.

beet1e · « **Reply #25 on:** May 08, 2005, 10:38:32 AM »

How about BIOS settings then - any chance you're inadvertently overclocking? I did that once, and the system stalled.

Kev367 - the BIOS for that A8V board freaked me out! There's a lot of new stuff in there. I didn't know what half of it means, so many of my settings are still default. Any tips?

StarOfAfrica2 · « **Reply #26 on:** May 08, 2005, 11:55:18 AM »

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Originally posted by beet1e
How did you format your hard drive? My HDD is a Maxtor, so I downloaded their disk utility, MaxBlast4, and created a bootable CD with MaxBlast4 on it. When creating the partition, it asks you what OS you're going to be installing, but the choices are all Windows OS- no Linux. So I said W2000, and chose the NTFS format. I wonder if Linux works with Fat32, if that's what you chose?

I dont know about Fedora, I havent tried that flavor in about 6 years. But every version of Linux I've ever setup accepts FAT and FAT32 drives and works within them well. NTFS is another story, and more than likely your Linux install completely reformatted it anyway (or at least it's own partitions, if you partitioned the drive). I do know that if you run NTFS, Linux can't change partition sizes, where it can on FAT32 drives. I just assumed that meant it couldn't read or write to an NTFS formatted disk. Obviously, assumptions can be wrong.

Mini D · « **Reply #27 on:** May 08, 2005, 12:16:18 PM »

I don't overclock anything, so that's not the problem. I have the system up and running right now with Windows Server 2003 with no problems.

It actually installed all of the components, but would lock up whenever it tried to boot at the "writing cache" (or buffer or something like that) screen.

Kev367th · « **Reply #28 on:** May 08, 2005, 04:29:49 PM »

Beetle-
Try setting the command rate 2T in the memory timings to disabled. This forces command rate 1T.
Set the HTT to its max either 1000 or 200 I can't recall which way each BIOS release lists it.

Been looking for a review that shows/recommends the BIOS settings.
Been that long since I did mine thats the only 2 that really stick in my memory.

beet1e · « **Reply #29 on:** May 13, 2005, 04:44:35 AM »

Africa - no problems with NTFS with Linux. I have no plans to change partition sizes, and would probably use the Maxtor MaxBlast4 utilities if I did.

MiniD - which version of Linux is that? I'm using FC3 but may upgrade to FC4. My main project is going to be loading a Linux version of the IBM database management system, DB2. If I can do that in FC3, I may not upgrade the OS just yet.

Kev367 - I'll check that out, thanks.