-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Fedora Core 1 AMD 64 Preview update. Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 00:17:47 -0600 From: "Justin M. Forbes" <64bit_fedora@xxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To: fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx CC: fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx References: <600B91D5E4B8D211A58C00902724252C01BC0460@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Well, here it is... a preview anyway. For those of you on the edge of your seat waiting for an AMD64 version of Fedora Core 1, we present a preview. ISOs will not be provided for this release, but everything is there for an install. It is generally version synced with Fedora Core 1 and the current updates. Please test it out, and send any questions/complaints/bugs to me if you would before bugzilla, as this is not an official release of any caliber yet, just a preview. I will forward what is necessary to bugzilla. /*************************************************************************** * WARNING: This release is a preview, it is not an official Fedora * Core 1 Release, this is not an official Fedora Core Test Release. * This release may very well cause damage to your data, your system, * your pets and loved ones, and most certainly your sleep schedule. * There is no guarantee of any type on performance, stability, or * your sanity. Use at your own risk. ***************************************************************************/ Now that the formality is out of the way, the tree is available at: http://fedora.linux.duke.edu/fc1_x86_64/ Enjoy, and let me know. We will be working diligently in the background to move closer to a stable Fedora Core system for AMD64. KNOWN ISSUES: - SATA: Some SATA controllers, notably Sil, do not work - ACPI is not really functional on NForce 3. Please install and boot with acpi=off - Mozilla: both 32-bit and 64-bit mozilla are installed. This is to meet the dependencies of other installed applications. A system to handle user selection at boot time has not been implemented yet. Current work around is to pull /usr/bin/mozilla from the 32-bit package as /usr/bin/mozilla32 and 64-bit as mozilla64, then just link your preference to /usr/bin/mozilla. The standard plugins do work in Mozilla 32-bit. - No documentation (release notes, etc) has been updated, and fedora-release is still synced with FC1 (IE wrong for preview) - If you are looking to use this kernel on i686, etc. I have not updated the config files for anything but x86_64 yet. The kernel should build and work fine, but the SRPM will probably complain when 'make oldconfig' asks for input. I am sure I am leaving something out, it is late, and I am eternally short on sleep, let me know what else you find. Thanks, Justin M. Forbes -- /* printf("can I say hello?\n") */
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