At Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:40:10 +0100 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > > > On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 6:45 PM, Robert Heller <heller at 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.iso<http://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.iso<http://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.iso<http://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. -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 / heller at deepsoft.com Deepwoods Software -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ () ascii ribbon campaign -- against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org -- against proprietary attachments