I have a new computer and am having a hard time installing linux. The computer is a Dell XPS pentium 4 system. The BIOS identifies the system as a 64 bit system. I've tried installing SUSE 9.3 but with little luck.
My computer is capable of booting from the CD drive, but when I try booting the system with the Debian ia64 disk, the system states that it can't boot from the disk. When I try booting with the Debian i386 disk, the installation processing can't find the hard disks. I know that the computer can boot from the CD drive because I can boot Knoppix 3.9. I've tried using debootstrap from Knoppix (since it's based on Debian) but when I debootstraping the i386 Debian 3.1, the system dies and when I try debootstrapping the ia64 Debian 3.1, the system fails trying to mount proc. I'm not happy with the SUSE installation as I can only acheive a very low screen resolution and the mouse pointer is invisible. I've tried fixing it but with no success. I know that the Debian version would work better since Knoppix provides better screen resolution and the mouse pointer is visible. I would be happy to provide any details necessary to facilitate your assistance. Thanks, Court Thomas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
