On Monday 26 April 2021 04:39:02 E. Liddell wrote:
On Mon, 26 Apr 2021 01:47:46 -0700
William Morder via tde-users users@trinitydesktop.org wrote:
after reboot - the BIOS copied from the boot sequence, and from digging through the BIOS itself
ASUS P5GC-VM ACPI BIOS revision 2007 AMI BIOS 0407 build date 09/22/08
I can't find anything else (so far) from digging round in my system info, but maybe I don't know where to look.
That's more than enough. Somebody put a copy of the manual for this board online. I can't access the whole thing, but the table of contents confirms that it supports 64-bit operation.
Maybe Felix is right about the BIOS being corrupt. It looks like ASUS still provides a BIOS file download:
https://www.asus.com/us/support/CPU/1/22/39/6/PYvbfOokwxUzJky3/C20090604160 704/
How to actually flash it is another question.
What happens if you just try to boot (not install) from a 64-bit-only live CD (any distro)?
E. Liddell
Answer to the last question in your list: "wrong architecture".
To flash the BIOS I will need some help. I can manage taking out the battery and unplugging the power, etc. Done it before, though, a couple years ago, and nothing happened. I seem to recall that I actually had to replace the battery, though. Maybe that caused a problem? but it always ran as 32-bit, never got the choice otherwise.
Bill
Bill