[CentOS] This doesn't make sense

Sat Sep 17 11:25:51 UTC 2011
Thomas Dukes <tdukes at sc.rr.com>

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: centos-bounces at centos.org 
> [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Karanbir Singh
> Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2011 5:34 AM
> To: CentOS mailing list
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] This doesn't make sense
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On 09/17/2011 02:52 AM, Thomas Dukes wrote:
> > It won't boot CentOS 6.0 64 bit, Scientific Linux 64 bit 
> 6.1, but will 
> > boot
> > 32 bit CentOS 6.0.
> 
> Can you expand a bit on the 'wont boot', actually expand quite a lot.
> Run the installer in debug mode and turn off all rhgb, quiet 
> etc and see what point and how far the system gets.

I get the 'Welcome' screen, I make the selection to install or upgrade, get
to 'Loading vmlinuz..', then it hangs.

Maybe the DVDs are bad. Can a 32 bit machine create a 64 bit install disc?

> 
> Also, some manufacturers have been known to turn off 64 bit ( 
> lm ) support in BIOS when the device is sold with a 32bit 
> Windows. Make sure that its not the case.

I looked through the BIOS but didn't see anything about 64 bit

> 
> Finally, you mentioned 5.7 but didnt say what your test 
> results there were. Does the 5.7/x86_64 installer boot for 
> you ? if not, how far does it get ? is that about the same 
> point as the 6.0 installer ?
> 


I'm running 5.7 32 bit on 32 bit machines.

Thanks,

Eddie