On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 02:54:41PM -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > > On 11/23/2012 02:30 PM, Digimer wrote: > > On 11/23/2012 02:24 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > >> I have not touched my Centos systems for over a year; it is time to get > >> current to do some new, interesting things. > >> > >> So of course, 6.3, but which install? > >> > >> I run a local repo that I rsync from a mirror near me. So I believe I > >> can use the Netinstall iso, but which one? > >> > >> How do I determine if I have a i386 or x86_64 processor? > >> > >> If x86_64 how do I determine if I use EFI or not? > > Almost all systems sold in the last few years are 64 bit, so if in > > doubt, try installing. If the CPU is 32 bit only, it'll fail to install > > almost immediately. If you know what CPU you have, you can look it up on > > the manufacturer's website or on wikipedia to see what features it has. > > > > As for what media, well, that depends entirely on how often you plan to > > (re)install and what your bandwidth costs. It also depends on what you > > want to use CentOS for. For me, I usually use the minimal install and > > just install what I need, but it's not at all user friendly as almost > > nothing but the bare system is installed (not even man pages!). > > But what is the difference for the x86_64-netinstall vs > x86_84-netinstall-EFI? the latter is for EFI systems (EFI instead of BIOS), while the latter would be for traditional BIOS. -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. ------------------------------ Philippians 4:13 -------------------------------