On Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:03:12 +0100, Dennis Jacobfeuerborn wrote: [....] > PAE means physical address extension and allows 32bit cpus to make use > of memory beyond the 4gb limit addressable with 32bit. > Centos/RHEL 6 doesn't support cpus without this as it's hard to come by > a machine these days that doesn't have this extension. > So basically your hardware is too old to run Centos 6. Aaarrghh! And also Rats! The T42 is my *newer* laptop. (I admit I seldom do much with either; but one or the other always lives in the guest room for the convenience of anyone who may be visiting without.) Sounds like I better go check whether Omega Linux is still current .... -- Beartooth Staffwright, Not Quite Clueless Power User I have precious (very precious!) little idea where up is.