Are you trying to install the 64-bit or the 32-bit? While the install is running, some of the other virtual consoles display logs and error information. What do those show when the install rejects your disk? What result did you get trying from the HTTP install? -----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of William Warren Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 11:37 AM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Re: install issues it's a bit more complex..i had to manually enter the mirror information..but that's exceedingly minor..<G. I ma not installing centos 5 64 bit. i would like to know why no 64 bit cd or dvd will not install. Damien Solodow wrote: > Yep. Just grab the 'netinstall' iso file and burn it. (It's about 7mb) > > -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf > Of William Warren > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 11:15 AM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Re: install issues > > I just realized the old server had a cd rom not dvd..:( > > I wonder if i can install directly from one of the mirrors over http? > > > Scott Silva wrote: >> on 1/24/2008 2:17 PM William Warren spake the following: >>> well it boots onto my athlon64 system. what's weird is no centos dvd >>> will install..they all die at that point. The centos 32 bit CD's also >>> work fine. I guess something in this machine does not like centos >>> dvd's. Does anyone have any ideas? I'm starting the centos 64 bit cd >>> set torrent now but if i can find a solution in the next 6 >>> hours(burning and downloading time) i'd be highly appreciative. >>> >>> Wiliam >>> >>> William Warren wrote: >>>> I have a new dell t105(opty 1210's with 4 gigs of ram..sata hdd's and >>>> sata dvd-rom). I can bot to the Cent 5 64 bit dvd fine but once it >>>> asks where the install image is i tell it cd-rom..then it rejects the >>>> dvd spits it out and tells me it's not there. the same happens on 32 >>>> bit. I have downloaded centos5 twice now, md5 verified..and even >>>> burned at 1x(that took forever). Any ideas as to why it refuses to >>>> see a disk that's there, properly burned, and verified? >>>> >>>> >> If you have another server available, you can loop mount the dvd and >> share it by HTTP. In the images directory is a boot.iso that you can >> burn to CD and do network installs. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS at centos.org >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -- Registered Microsoft Partner My "Foundation" verse: Isa 54:17 _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS at centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos