20 Mar
2018
20 Mar
'18
7:42 a.m.
On Tuesday 20 March 2018 00:12:58 Felix Miata wrote:
Curiouser and curiouser. I feel like I have gone down the rabbit hole.
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.
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 ...