On 10/24/2011 01:48 PM, Leonie Herzberg wrote:
Hi!
I was going to install an ix86 system on a hdd connected to my x86_64 computer
via usb, in order to use it in a 32 bit computer afterwards.
Pas de problème, one might think.
So I downloaded an iso named SL-61-i386-2011-07-27-Install-DVD.iso.
Anyway, the boot loader shows a kernel name ending with *x86_64. (In a whim, I
tried editing the kernel name, changing the x86_64 part to i386, which of
course did not work ;-)
I do not know whether this is just a spelling mistake or if it indeed boots a
64 bit system, which would be kind of a big fail.
I hope it is just a spelling mistake, I think I will not find out, but
nevertheless, maybe someone could have a quick look at it.
I'm going to try the installation anyway. The packages included in the iso
appear to be i686 packages (so, why, exactly, is the iso called i_3_86?
nevermind), so it possibly will work.
I just subscribed to this mailing list to post this because I found no faster
way of telling anyone, actually, I don't really have time for this, so
pleeeease don't eat me if you think I'm stupid :-)
Have a nice day!
Leonie.
Hi Leonie,
I pulled down
http://linux1.fnal.gov/linux/scientific/6.1/i386/iso/SL-61-i386-2011-07-27-Install-DVD.iso
It has a SHA1SUM of
78e54d001f83aa888d04ccc590a5bdb2590c1b98
and MD5SUM of
1b08ac3d03cb17f49a691e257f21e9fd
And I'm able to boot it on a 32 bit system (PAE is required though).
The installation runs 2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.i686 and installs that kernel
as well.
I'm afraid I can't replicate your problem. Can I have you verify your
media sums?
--
Pat Riehecky
Scientific Linux Developer
