On Tuesday 20 March 2018 00:12:58 Felix Miata wrote: > > model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2200 @ 2.20GHz > > clflush size : 64 > > cache_alignment : 64 > > address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual > > That CPU is clearly 64-bit: > https://ark.intel.com/products/33925/Intel-Pentium-Processor-E2200-1M-Cache >-2_20-GHz-800-MHz-FSB > > I don't know what could have gone wrong to make an installer think it > wasn't 64-bit capable. I don't think there is such a thing as a socket > LGA775 motherboard that doesn't support 64-bit CPUs. It may even be that > there is no such thing as a 32-bit CPU to fit a socket LGA775. > Curiouser and curiouser. I feel like I have gone down the rabbit hole. > Could it be that the HD had a 32-bit OS installed and was trying to install > in upgrade mode? That might explain why the / filesystem was EXT2, and why > you wound up with / filesystems routinely losing space. No, I previously had installed 64-bit Kubuntu (several versions) on that hard drive; and the other hard drives were all used with that system, and other systems, always 64-bit. This is the first time, in fact, that I have ever run 32-bit, and didn't really want it. The hard drives were all used previously in my 64-bit Systemax no OS desktop computer. I did really want 64-bit, but I tried the memory sticks, and tried 64-bit packages, all to no avail. Then my techie guy here told me, No, that I had 32-bit. > Maybe that model motherboard was released with a BIOS too old to properly > support the E2200 CPU, and needs a BIOS update. You can find the installed > BIOS version via BIOS setup, or from the POST screen, or use dmidecode. > > Testing for 64-bit support shouldn't be hard or need "techie" help. Fetch > and burn a 64-bit network install .iso instead of a DVD, a small fraction > of download size and time, and see what happens in clean / install mode. > > Verifying 64-bit support would be another use for the Knoppix DVD or CD I > previously mentioned that a Gparted CD wouldn't likely be designed to do. One thing at a time ... --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read list messages on the web archive: http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting
