The kernel being booted is 64 bit so it won't boot on a p4. It should work on the is.
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [RDD] CentOS Install Issues From: "wa7skg" <[email protected]> Date: Wed, November 25, 2020 10:38 pm To: "chris cottingham" <[email protected]> CC: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Okay, I didn't think about that. But the computer should at least boot to the ISO, shouldn't it? I tried with a newer I5 Optiplex 745 (which, I believe, is 64 bit) and I can't get it to boot to the DVD either. Michael chris cottingham wrote on 11/25/20 7:21 PM: > The Pentium 4 is a 32 bit CPU. CentOS 7 is 64 bit only. You need a Core2duo > or better CPU to run CentOS 7. > > I’m sure someone will correct me if I’m wrong. > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 25, 2020, at 6:14 PM, wa7skg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Trying to set up an old computer to play with Rivendell. It is an old >> homebuilt Pentium 4 from long ago. I downloaded the Centos7 minimum install >> ISO and burned it to a DVD. I also burned it to a USB stick. I can't get the >> computer to boot to either one. I've set the boot order to DVD then HD and >> boot from USB is enabled. The DVD drive flashes like it is reading, but it >> doesn't boot. The screen blinks a bit, then tries to boot from the hard >> drive. I used Brasero to burn the ISO to the DVD. It looks right as best as >> I can tell, but it has been 10 years since I have done this. >> >> Any suggestions on what I might be doing wrong? Maybe the hardware is too >> old to boot to the new ISO? >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> -- >> 73, >> Michael WA7SKG >> >> "Any day you do not learn one new thing is a wasted day." _______________________________________________ Rivendell-dev mailing list [email protected] http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev _______________________________________________ Rivendell-dev mailing list [email protected] http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
