[CentOS] CentOS4_64 On Dell

Tue May 3 08:25:56 UTC 2005
Peter Farrow <peter at farrows.org>

Its not a 64bit CPU though, it just has large address space support.

It really doesn't need a 64 bit kernel as it isn't a 64bit CPU, in 
effect unless your stacking it full of RAM
 and need the large mem support it will probably run slower on a 64bit 
install.

P.


Ho Chaw Ming wrote:

>I went to CentOs 3.4_64 and it works. I will try an update to version 4
>probably tommorrow. That should work. 
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf
>Of Denny Prasetya
>Sent: 03 May 2005 15:35
>To: CentOS mailing list
>Subject: Re: [CentOS] CentOS4_64 On Dell
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>sorry, my fault. dont have any idea abt it. if you dont use mems > 4g,
>how about try the normal Centos i386?
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>-denny
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>On 5/3/05, Ho Chaw Ming <chawming at pacific.net.sg> wrote:
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>>Intel has a new line of Xeons which have EM64T support. Don't assume and
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>let
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>>your ignorance show.
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>http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pedge_1850?c=us
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On
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>Behalf
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>>Of Denny Prasetya
>>Sent: 03 May 2005 14:09
>>To: CentOS mailing list
>>Subject: Re: [CentOS] CentOS4_64 On Dell
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>>Who told you that Xeon is 64bit CPU? Read it again carefully in the
>>specs about Xeon.
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>>-denny
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>>On 5/3/05, Ho Chaw Ming <chawming at pacific.net.sg> wrote:
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>>>Hi
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>>>I just got a Dell Dual Xeon 64bit 3.2ghz, Poweredge 1850, with Dual SCSI
>>>143GB harddisk.
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>>>I tried installing CentOs 4_64 on it. But apparently, I can't even get
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>the
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>>>CentOs 4_64 installer to start i.e. it does not get to the blue text
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>>>menu system. It fails shortly after the kernel boots and mounts the root
>>>device (the initrd ram disk installer image). This installer has been
>>>verified with the GPG key.
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>>>Have anyone came across the same issue?
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>>>Any recommendations on how to fix this?
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>>>Regards
>>>Chaw Ming
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