At Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:40:10 +0100 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote:
On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 6:45 PM, Robert Heller heller@deepsoft.com wrote:
How can I know that I have to use i386 or x86_64, my machine is not very new
though.
How old is it?
It is some two years old and I guess after seeing the things that it could be 32 bit which is in requirement.
Even if two years old it *could* be 64-bit. Do you have the make and model? Did you try searching (with http://www.google.com/) using the make and model number as search terms?
There is one DVD and a bunch of CDs. The files have names that identify what they are. You want the one with 'DVD' in its name (there is both a direct download and one link for torrent (the link name as 'torrent' in it). The ones in the above directory are for 32-bit machines (i386).
I need only one CD, isn't it true that one CD could be burned instead of DVD? For the
CentOS-5.5-i386-LiveCD-Release2.isohttp://ftp.iitm.ac.in/centos/5.5/isos/i386/CentOS-5.5-i386-LiveCD-Release2.iso
This is the 'live' CD. It is a standalone version of the system that can be booted from the CD. It is NOT an installer disk.
Please let me know if it is the complete OS for one CD? Further there are 7 parts in bin download files(CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-1of7.isohttp://ftp.iitm.ac.in/centos/5.5/isos/i386/CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-1of7.iso) such seven parts, that are not required or not for 32 bit? Only the link:
CentOS-5.5-i386-LiveCD-Release2.isohttp://ftp.iitm.ac.in/centos/5.5/isos/i386/CentOS-5.5-i386-LiveCD-Release2.iso
is having complete OS 5.5 for 32 bit, but where could be obtained the torrent link for this particular file?
There are 7 CDs, that together contain the *complete* O/S. For most installs you don't need ALL 7, but other than a bare minimualist system you will need several. The whole O/S is on the *one* DVD. If you have a fast internet connection (and your network card is supported), you could download the 'net install' CD and install over the network.