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 ...