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SleepyFloyd

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Registered: 2008-06-11

Posts: 91

A few basic problems...

... that need to be solved before starting the installation.

Hi.

I'm looking forward to leave Ubuntu to install Arch, but after reading the basic guide there are still some problem left. First of all, my hardware:

Zepto Znote 6324W Notebook
Intel C2Duo T7250
4Gb Ram
nVidia Geforece 8600m GT
Intel 4965 W-Lan Chip
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I downloaded the 64bit iso and ran it inside a virtualBox. I couldn't start the installation cause my CPU (obviously) isn't made for that. There's just the problem that I thought I had to use the 64bit version to get all of my RAM working. What to do here? Does Arch32 use all of my 4gb?

Second thing is the wireless internet access. Unfortunatly, I can't connect to my router via LAN, I have to use my WLAN chip. Is there any way I could download the ipw4965-driver (and anything else that's necessary) beforehand, so that I would be to get my WLAN working without having to use a cable based connection? Is there any (idiot-proof) guide or howto for that? Perhaps even a full package of driver+wireless-utilities+gnome, so that I could connect via the gnome network-manager without having to download anything from the net.

Thanks for your help in advance...
Sleepy

Sp4rkR4t

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From: Southampton

Registered: 2008-05-06

Posts: 110

Re: A few basic problems...

Your CPU is perfectly capable of running the 64bit flavor of arch so that isn't the problem but the 32bit version of arch has the kernel workaround to enable large amounts of memory by default anyway so there will be no issue using your 4gb of ram.

As for the wireless I can't help you there.

Allan

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From: Brisbane, AU

Registered: 2007-06-09

Posts: 11,484

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Re: A few basic problems...

I think the wireless drivers are included on both the release candidate iso that you can find on the forums and in the iso directory on the mirrors (2008.03 and 2008.04RC).

Your cpu (core 2 duo) will run the 64bit version.  I think that was a virtualbox issue.

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Misfit138

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From: USA

Registered: 2006-11-27

Posts: 4,189

Re: A few basic problems...

Yes! All wireless drivers are included on the installer CD.

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SwimFr3ak

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From: /usa/michigan

Registered: 2008-06-10

Posts: 25

Re: A few basic problems...

Yes, that was a VBox issue. To run a 64bit guest in VirtualBox, the host system needs to be 64bit as well.

wonder

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From: Bucharest, Romania

Registered: 2006-07-05

Posts: 5,941

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Re: A few basic problems...

Yes, that was a VBox issue. To run a 64bit guest in VirtualBox, the host system needs to be 64bit as well.

yes. if you want to install 64 bit OS on a 32 bit host you can use vmware-workstation. it's capable to emulate such system

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underpenguin

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Registered: 2007-02-01

Posts: 116

Re: A few basic problems...

Also, don't be too hasty to use the gnome network manager. Phrak's wifi managing script is really nice if you care to deal with CLI.

neotuli

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From: London, UK

Registered: 2004-07-06

Posts: 1,204

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Re: A few basic problems...

Important bit though: Yes, the installer includes those drivers, so while you're booted into the install disk everything will be peachy. HOWEVER, those drivers won't be installed to your system by default, so make sure you do that and everything should be cool.

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