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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2015 19:23:00 -0700
To: 9fans@9fans.net
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Issues with USB mouse in 9atom
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On Tue Sep 22 17:47:17 PDT 2015, quanstro@quanstro.net wrote:
> I mentioned booted. =20
>=20
> - erik
>=20
>=20
> On Sep 22, 2015 2:58 PM, erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Yeah, I installed from the CD. But that image is for amd64, correct=
? a 64=20
> > > bit processor? My junk computer is an old gateway, with a celeron D=
, a=20
> > > whopping 256 MB of ram, and a full 100 GB hard disk space. But sinc=
e this=20
> > > is 32 bit to my knowledge, would a possible solution involve making=
 a=20
> > > bootable flash disk from this distribution within my installation?=20
> > >=20
> > > > i don't see any confirmation, but it looks like the install was f=
rom the=20
> > > > cd image?=20
> > > > if so, i recommend using the usb install image instead=20
> > > >=20
> > > >=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 http://ftp.9atom.=
org/other/usbinstamd64.bz2=20
> > > >=20
> > > > this *should* fix all those issues.=C2=A0 posting a few details o=
n the=20
> > > > processor might=20
> > > > be helpful in figuring out any issues.=20
> >
> > either 32 or 64 bit kernels can be built from the usb image.=20

well, autocorrect ftw!  that was supposed to say, both the 32- and 64-bit=
=20
kernels can be /booted/ from the usb image, so your hardware should be
fine.

- erik