I found a better workaround. i forgot i had a usb 2.0 external cdrom drive. I booted to that and it's installing from the 64 bit cd set for centos 5. I have files a bug report about not being able to use the internal dvd drive for installations of 64 bit. William Warren wrote: > https install is painfully slow(as i only have a 3 megabit connection) > but it at least tries to install..after fighting timeouts and other > connectivity issues. > > 32 bi installs fine..64 bit refuses to install saying i don't have the > cd in the drive(irregardless if i am using cd's or dvd's.) > > the https install has died 4 times now saying it's timing > out..unfortunately the other 5 machines here are not having any issues. > > I need a machine working pretty quick..if this is not solved soon i'll > send this back and build one myself. > > sincerely, > William Warren > Damien Solodow wrote: >> 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