Server Help

[Bob]

Thanks for your help. I've been brought up on MS. Just tired of their attempts at dominating the pc world. I did try to download and install the desk top version on the server but with ms home server I am unable to get into anything as the "trial version" has expired. 

Through out the years I've needed help on other ms products, I have never gotten this much help from ms. This is great!!! I hope to someday be able to return the favors!!

Bob
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dick Dowdell 
  To: ubuntu at swhi.net ; Ubuntu user technical support,not for general discussions 
  Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 2:37 PM
  Subject: Re: Server Help


  On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 2:30 PM, Ray Leventhal <ubuntu at swhi.net> wrote:

    Bob wrote:
    > Hello,
    > I have recently gotten the server addition of software. I had been using
    > the evaluation copy of Microsoft home server. The evaluation time has
    > expired. I was just playing with it until I found Ubuntu. I have tried
    > to install the new software on the pc converted server, I get to the
    > splash screen with options to install. When choosing install I get an
    > error reading "this kernel requires an x86-64 cpu, but only detected an
    > i686 cpu. unable to boot please use a kernel appropriate for your cpu".
    > I'm not completely computer illiterate but I have no idea where to go
    > from here.
    >
    > Thanks for any help.
    >
    > Bob
    >

    Hi Bob,

    I'm gonna take a stab here...but it sounds like you're trying to install
    the 64bit edition on a 32bit PC.  That's what


    > "this kernel requires an x86-64 cpu, but only detected an i686 cpu. unable to boot please use a kernel appropriate for your cpu"


    says to me.

    Were I you, I'd confirm that the processor on the 'server' is either 32
    bit or 64 bit and move towards installing the appropriate Ubuntu server
    edition both available from [1].

    HTH,
    -Ray

    [1] http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download-server

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  Bob,

  Another thought.  Unless you're Linux shell-savvy, you might want to install the Ubuntu desktop version and then install your server and file sharing applications.

  Regards,
  Dick



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