Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-29 Thread geo.inbox.ignored
On 07/29/2016 06:18 AM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: <<>> > rebooting to install correct iso. > > back later. again. > ===> well, i never. never enjoyed installing an os as much as i did centos 7. selection and setup was not difficult, all went well. i do like the new design of process better

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-29 Thread fred roller
| this lt came with oos 7 already installed. after i tricked the oos 7 | partition a few times to reduce size, i repartitioned drive with oos | down to sda1= 1.6 GB system, sda2= 43.0 GB oos 7, sda4= 8.4 GB recovery, | sda3= extended sda5= 1.1 GB boot, sda6= 3.1 GB swap, sda7 thru | sda10= 11 GB

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-29 Thread geo.inbox.ignored
On 07/29/2016 02:52 AM, Peter wrote: > On 29/07/16 18:10, John R Pierce wrote: >> also, try and scrounge another DDR2 SODIMM for that thing, according to >> my google search, it supports up to 2 x 4GB == 8GB, and you said you >> only have the stock 2GB. > > They are dirt cheap on ebay, from Hong

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-29 Thread Peter
On 29/07/16 18:10, John R Pierce wrote: > also, try and scrounge another DDR2 SODIMM for that thing, according to > my google search, it supports up to 2 x 4GB == 8GB, and you said you > only have the stock 2GB. They are dirt cheap on ebay, from Hong Kong with free shipping. I would go all the

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-29 Thread geo.inbox.ignored
On 07/29/2016 01:10 AM, John R Pierce wrote: > On 7/28/2016 11:04 PM, Peter wrote: >> On 29/07/16 17:13, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: >> the Semperon SI-42 is, I believe, a 64 bit capable CPU, you are very correct. >> In that case stop wasting your time with CentOS 7 i386 and install

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-29 Thread geo.inbox.ignored
On 07/29/2016 01:04 AM, Peter wrote: > On 29/07/16 17:13, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: >>> the Semperon SI-42 is, I believe, a 64 bit capable CPU, >> >> you are very correct. > > In that case stop wasting your time with CentOS 7 i386 and install the > native x86_64 version of CentOS 7. This will

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-29 Thread John R Pierce
On 7/28/2016 11:04 PM, Peter wrote: On 29/07/16 17:13, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: >>the Semperon SI-42 is, I believe, a 64 bit capable CPU, > >you are very correct. In that case stop wasting your time with CentOS 7 i386 and install the native x86_64 version of CentOS 7. This will give you

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-29 Thread Peter
On 29/07/16 17:13, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: >> the Semperon SI-42 is, I believe, a 64 bit capable CPU, > > you are very correct. In that case stop wasting your time with CentOS 7 i386 and install the native x86_64 version of CentOS 7. This will give you access to all the 3rd party repos you'll

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-28 Thread geo.inbox.ignored
On 07/28/2016 08:05 PM, John R Pierce wrote: > On 7/28/2016 5:11 PM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: >> i would very much like to install 7-32 > > why? your 2009 vintage low end mass market laptop is hopelessly > underpowered by today's standards, you should stick with software thats > approximately

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-28 Thread John R Pierce
On 7/28/2016 5:11 PM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: i would very much like to install 7-32 why? your 2009 vintage low end mass market laptop is hopelessly underpowered by today's standards, you should stick with software thats approximately as old as it is. however, the Semperon SI-42 is, I

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-28 Thread geo.inbox.ignored
On 07/28/2016 04:20 PM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: <<>> > i do hope it is driver problem and not the touch pad. > ===> thank you Jesus. strange, but it was the driver. new install ran without a stall. lt is now recovered from 7-32 trashing. i would very much like to install 7-32, but it looks

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-28 Thread geo.inbox.ignored
On 07/28/16 13:38, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: <<>> > what is command to restore boot to 6.8 install. it has been a very long > time when last had need. now when i do, recall fails me. > ===> then again, not as bad as i was thinking. or, no guts, no blue chips. booted rescue mode again, then

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-28 Thread John R Pierce
On 7/28/2016 11:38 AM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: my current count sites that i have pulled is over 250. when i get my new 'playstation' boxen, this one will become my 'local web server'. then i will have to figure out how to run a bot to keep it updated. ;=) I use this script to maintain a

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-28 Thread geo.inbox.ignored
On 07/28/16 12:31, John R Pierce wrote: > On 7/27/2016 11:36 PM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: >> when i am trying something new, as i am now, i like to pull files so >> i have them local. saves going back online if i mess something up and >> have need again. > > then, ideally, pull down a copy of

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-28 Thread John R Pierce
On 7/27/2016 11:36 PM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: when i am trying something new, as i am now, i like to pull files so i have them local. saves going back online if i mess something up and have need again. then, ideally, pull down a copy of the whole '7/*/i386/' tree of the altarch respository,

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-28 Thread Ned Slider
On 28/07/16 07:36, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: On 07/28/16 01:13, Ned Slider wrote: On 28/07/16 06:16, John R Pierce wrote: <<>> hmmm, that repository has no 32 bit RPMs. http://mirror.steadfast.net/centos/7/os/ but they do exist here, http://mirror.centos.org/altarch/7/os/ and

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-28 Thread geo.inbox.ignored
On 07/28/16 01:13, Ned Slider wrote: > On 28/07/16 06:16, John R Pierce wrote: <<>> >> hmmm, that repository has no 32 bit RPMs. >> >> http://mirror.steadfast.net/centos/7/os/ >> >> but they do exist here, http://mirror.centos.org/altarch/7/os/ and >> http://mirror.centos.org/altarch/7/updates/

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-28 Thread Ned Slider
On 28/07/16 06:16, John R Pierce wrote: On 7/27/2016 9:58 PM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: $ sudo yum install NetworkManager-wifi [sudo] password for geo: Loaded plugins: aliases, changelog, fastestmirror, ovl, presto, refresh- : packagekit, security, tmprepo, verify, versionlock

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-28 Thread geo.inbox.ignored
On 07/28/16 00:16, John R Pierce wrote: > On 7/27/2016 9:58 PM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: >> $ sudo yum install NetworkManager-wifi >> [sudo] password for geo: >> Loaded plugins: aliases, changelog, fastestmirror, ovl, presto, refresh- >>: packagekit, security, tmprepo, verify,

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-27 Thread John R Pierce
On 7/27/2016 9:58 PM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: $ sudo yum install NetworkManager-wifi [sudo] password for geo: Loaded plugins: aliases, changelog, fastestmirror, ovl, presto, refresh- : packagekit, security, tmprepo, verify, versionlock Setting up Install Process Loading mirror

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-27 Thread geo.inbox.ignored
On 07/27/16 23:33, John R Pierce wrote: > On 7/27/2016 8:51 PM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: >> have you tried the 7 32 bit? > > no, all my linux servers now are 64 bit, I havent' run a 32 bit system > in a long time. > > > if your internet is working over ethernet, you should be able to install >

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-27 Thread John R Pierce
On 7/27/2016 8:51 PM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: have you tried the 7 32 bit? no, all my linux servers now are 64 bit, I havent' run a 32 bit system in a long time. if your internet is working over ethernet, you should be able to install what you need via yum, rather than reinstall from

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-27 Thread geo.inbox.ignored
On 07/27/16 22:05, John R Pierce wrote: > On 7/27/2016 7:58 PM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: >> install attempt #4 using_minimal_ install is now running. >> >> there is a problem in that, >> 0e:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. \ RTL8187SE Wireless LAN

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-27 Thread John R Pierce
On 7/27/2016 7:58 PM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: install attempt #4 using_minimal_ install is now running. there is a problem in that, >0e:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. \ > RTL8187SE Wireless LAN Controller (rev 22) is not recognized. I would not be

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-27 Thread geo.inbox.ignored
On 07/26/16 13:04, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: <> install attempt #4 using _minimal_ install is now running. there is a problem in that, > 0e:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. \ > RTL8187SE Wireless LAN Controller (rev 22) is not recognized. where as, > 14:00.0

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-27 Thread geo.inbox.ignored
On 07/27/2016 08:45 AM, John Hodrien wrote: <> > I'd entirely go against that. The text installer is a legacy tool that > I'd avoid whenever possible. > Kickstart/cmdline or GUI, but text is just there to make you miserable. > ---> gui i pretty doing that now. :=) > Definitely try a

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-27 Thread geo.inbox.ignored
hello fred. i thank you for reply. On 07/27/2016 08:18 AM, fred roller wrote: <<>> > Given what you tried so far I would, and have, start with cli build (text > build) and build up from there. The GUI install is just a convenience. > The same packages can be added as groups one at a time until

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-27 Thread John Hodrien
On Wed, 27 Jul 2016, fred roller wrote: Given what you tried so far I would, and have, start with cli build (text build) and build up from there. The GUI install is just a convenience. I'd entirely go against that. The text installer is a legacy tool that I'd avoid whenever possible.

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-27 Thread fred roller
On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 8:15 AM, geo.inbox.ignored < geo.inbox.igno...@gmail.com> wrote: > > good morning Johnny. > > On 07/27/2016 05:38 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > > On 07/26/2016 11:44 PM, geo wrote: > >> On 07/26/16 22:22, Johnny Hughes wrote: > >> <<>> > >> > >> hello Johnny, > >> > >> glad

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-27 Thread geo.inbox.ignored
good morning Johnny. On 07/27/2016 05:38 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 07/26/2016 11:44 PM, geo wrote: >> On 07/26/16 22:22, Johnny Hughes wrote: >> <<>> >> >> hello Johnny, >> >> glad you caught my post. >> >>> If you can not get that NIC working with the default kernel, you could >>> try the

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-27 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 07/26/2016 11:44 PM, geo wrote: > > > On 07/26/16 22:22, Johnny Hughes wrote: > <<>> > > hello Johnny, > > glad you caught my post. > >> If you can not get that NIC working with the default kernel, you could >> try the experimental kernel per the bottom of: >> >>

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-26 Thread geo
On 07/26/16 22:22, Johnny Hughes wrote: <<>> hello Johnny, glad you caught my post. > If you can not get that NIC working with the default kernel, you could > try the experimental kernel per the bottom of: > > https://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/AltArch/i386 > ---> thank you. just

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-26 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 07/26/2016 02:58 PM, geo wrote: > > hello Ned. > > On 07/26/2016 02:04 PM, Ned Slider wrote: >> On 26/07/16 19:04, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: > <<>> > >>> ]$ lspci|grep Realtek >>> 0e:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. \ >>> RTL8187SE Wireless LAN Controller (rev

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-26 Thread geo
hello Ned. On 07/26/2016 02:04 PM, Ned Slider wrote: > On 26/07/16 19:04, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: <<>> >> ]$ lspci|grep Realtek >> 0e:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. \ >> RTL8187SE Wireless LAN Controller (rev 22) >> 14:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek

Re: [CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-26 Thread Ned Slider
On 26/07/16 19:04, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: greetings one and all. installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop; specs: toshiba satellite l455d-s5976 amd sempron si-42 2 GB ddr2 250 GB hdd ]$ lspci|grep Realtek 0e:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. \ RTL8187SE

[CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

2016-07-26 Thread geo.inbox.ignored
greetings one and all. installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop; specs: toshiba satellite l455d-s5976 amd sempron si-42 2 GB ddr2 250 GB hdd ]$ lspci|grep Realtek 0e:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. \ RTL8187SE Wireless LAN Controller (rev 22) 14:00.0 Ethernet