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You may need to check to see if the server has a 64 bit processor,
because it could be 32 bit and the install media works with both
32 and 64 bit. Boot into recovery mode and type uname -a to check
to see what the kernel is running. Also cat /proc/cpu will tell
you what CPU the kernel detects. <br>
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Best,<br>
<br>
John<br>
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On 27/09/2013 15:54, Brendan Whelan wrote:<br>
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I have just built a Centos 6.4 64-bit system on a, relatively old,
Dell server. Having got through the installation of the operating
system and configured our package, I changed the default screen
backgrounds to those used on other servers. I logged out but the
screen just ( from memory) showed a white line and the word
"Centos". I therefore powered off and back on again but now get
the message "ata_id DHIO_GET_IDENTITY failed for /dev/sda" it then
goes into a kernel panic. Searching on the Internet indicates that
this could be a disk controller issue. However I can boot, using
a DVD, into recovery mode and, for example, check that the png
background files are in place. ( Just in case there was a bad
connection I re-bedded cables, boards, etc. )<br>
Is it likely to be a hardware issue and are there any tests that I
can perform? As it is a new installation I am not concerned about
the data or files but would like to get the system working.<br>
Thanks, Brendan<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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