I have an old computer with an AMD Sempron 2500 1.7GHz Processor and 512MB ram. I am trying to build a simple NAS for my home office. I downloaded the Debian Small CD file amd64 and i386, burnt them to CD and tried to boot from them. After a few minutes, nothing happened. It just sat there on a blank screen. I am familiar with the windows installer how it says Press any key to continue.... when you try to boot from CD.So I was thinking that I might be using the wrong small cd file. But which one do I use?I am very new to anything other than Windows. I found this wonderful guide on how to setup a NAS, but it seems to be way over my head at the moment. http://versia.com/2009/11/nas-debian-lenny-raid1-encrypted/So please talk slow and use little words :)Any suggestions for a linux newb would be great.
Which Debian Architecture Should I Use? AMD Sempron 2500
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Given that it's a sempron with only 512 MB of RAM. Go with the i386, I'm not a hundred percent certain if the Sempron was a 32 bit CPU but you won't go wrong using the i386 disk.64bit version is for faster computers what are made with a 64bit processor... Like Core 2 Duo, The new Intels or AMDs.