[ale] Scientific Linux 6.3 and Intel core 5 fail installs

[Matt Hessel]

I can confirm it is a 64 bit processor. My Linux box is an Asus X53E with a
core i5, and I am running 64 bit Ubuntu.

I have seen problems like that if I am attempting to install Linux via
UEFI, turns out a lot of manufacturers use a 32 bit UEFI boot, which can
really mess up anything that is not windows.
On Jan 21, 2013 5:49 PM, "Sergio Chaves" <sergio.chaves at gmail.com> wrote:

> I decided to take the RHCE/RHCSA exam(s) - not sure yet which one.
> I bought me a Dell Latitude E6410, with a core5 processor to install SL
> 6.3.
> I always thought that the processor is a 64 bit processor. Google confirms
> it.
> SL 6.3 X86_64 however, fails to install with the message "...you need
> a 64 bit processor".
> To kill my curiosity, I downloaded the SL 6.3 i686 and tried to
> install it. It fails with the message "...you need a pae kernel".
> When I search for bugs and such, I find that older SL/RHEL versions
> fail to see the icore processors as 64 bit but that it was fixed/bug
> closed.
>
> Trying to install on a Virtualbox VM also failed with the same errors.
> Next, I will try the SL 6.3 live version. Some folks with same errors
> claim to have successfully installed via Live CD.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks
>
> Sergio
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