amd64 won't install on Core Duo

Chad Perrin perrin at apotheon.com
Sat Mar 6 01:05:28 UTC 2010


On Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 06:30:48PM -0600, Tim Daneliuk wrote:
> On 3/5/2010 6:28 PM, Chad Perrin wrote:
> > The amd64 arch installer for 8.0-RELEASE fails to start on a ThinkPad T60
> > with an Intel Centrino Core Duo.  What am I doing wrong?
> > 
> > error message:
> > 
> >     CPU doesn't support long mode
> > 
> 
> You have a CPU that does not have 64-bit extensions.  You need to install
> the i386 version.

Oh, crap, you're right.  I was thinking 64b, but it's 32b instruction set
dual core.  My mistake.

Please disregard my brain-dead question.

-- 
Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]
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