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Server 12.04.1 LTS can't boot i586 cpu

Asked by Thomas Benson

I downloaded Server V. 12.04.1 LTS 32-bit flavour, but when I tried to boot from it, I received an alert that the kernel requires an x86-64 cpu. It detected my i586 cpu, and said it is unable to boot. Is there another version available that will work? Thank you.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

You have downloaded the 64bit ISO and your CPU isn't 64bit.

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Thomas Benson (cyclommuter) said : 		#2

Thanks Andrew. I could have sworn I tried both "flavours" and got the same result. But now with the for sure 32-bit version I'm getting an error that my cpu does not have the pae (physical address extension) feature. So I'm still stuck . None of the work arounds I've seen look promising.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/how-to-install-ubuntu-1204-on-non-pae.html

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