Debian Network Install - Mirror Choices and Additional Information

ScottAALucas · 06-06-05, 05:28 PM

I will be installing Debian on an Intel Pentium 4 530 computer. I need to select one of the following links for the official net install images for the "stable" release. Which of these would be appropriate for my computer?

[alpha] [arm] [hppa] [i386] [ia64] [m68k] [mips] [mipsel] [powerpc] [sparc]

The website in question can be found here.

http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/

Any additional information regarding the installation of Debian, including specifics about the network installation or installing on my hardware, would be appreciated.

eNightmare · 06-06-05, 09:10 PM

i386

jajmon · 06-06-05, 09:51 PM

i386 - that would be a 'ditto'

Gnufsh · 06-06-05, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ScottAALucas

I will be installing Debian on an Intel Pentium 4 530 computer. I need to select one of the following links for the official net install images for the "stable" release. Which of these would be appropriate for my computer?

[alpha] [arm] [hppa] [i386] [ia64] [m68k] [mips] [mipsel] [powerpc] [sparc]

The website in question can be found here.

http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/

Any additional information regarding the installation of Debian, including specifics about the network installation or installing on my hardware, would be appreciated.

Well, what kind of hardware do you have? If you have an AMD or Intel cpu, that's i386. If you have an Intel Itanium (which you don't), that's IA64. If you have a half-way recent mac, that's PPC. Really old Macs are m68k. Sun makes the sparc, but they also make i386 boxes. The alpha was made by DEC, which went belly-up a while ago.

You probably have an i386.

eNightmare · 06-06-05, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Gnufsh

Well, what kind of hardware do you have? If you have an AMD or Intel cpu, that's i386. If you have an Intel Itanium (which you don't), that's IA64. If you have a half-way recent mac, that's PPC. Really old Macs are m68k. Sun makes the sparc, but they also make i386 boxes. The alpha was made by DEC, which went belly-up a while ago.

You probably have an i386.

He's running a Pentium 4...so its an i386

khiloa · 06-06-05, 11:04 PM

Indeed, but isn't it technically a i686?

eNightmare · 06-06-05, 11:05 PM

oh yeah...thats right...I meant he would choose i386

khiloa · 06-06-05, 11:08 PM

Yes i386 is the correct choice but isn't a P4 technically a i686?

Blueacid · 06-07-05, 04:55 AM

It is an i686 technically, but it is of course backwards compatible with i386 code.

If you had both i386 and i686 as options, then those with Athlons and p4's would choose i686 to get better performance.

khiloa · 06-07-05, 07:16 AM

Cool, thats what I thought, I was just double checking.

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ScottAALucas New Member Join Date: Jun 2005	Debian Network Install - Mirror Choices and Additional Information I will be installing Debian on an Intel Pentium 4 530 computer. I need to select one of the following links for the official net install images for the "stable" release. Which of these would be appropriate for my computer? [alpha] [arm] [hppa] [i386] [ia64] [m68k] [mips] [mipsel] [powerpc] [sparc] The website in question can be found here. http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/ Any additional information regarding the installation of Debian, including specifics about the network installation or installing on my hardware, would be appreciated.
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jajmon Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Burnsville, Minnesota	i386 - that would be a 'ditto'
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khiloa Open Source Senior Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: /usa/sc/florence	Yes i386 is the correct choice but isn't a P4 technically a i686? __________________ Say NO to ads! Did someone just help you? Thank them. Along with F@H, please help support some of our other teams.
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Blueacid Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: UK	It is an i686 technically, but it is of course backwards compatible with i386 code. If you had both i386 and i686 as options, then those with Athlons and p4's would choose i686 to get better performance.
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khiloa Open Source Senior Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: /usa/sc/florence	Cool, thats what I thought, I was just double checking. __________________ Say NO to ads! Did someone just help you? Thank them. Along with F@H, please help support some of our other teams.
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