Nexenta Core Platform 2.0 Beta 2 wont install on 32bit machines.

[andy_js]

Nexenta Core Platform 2.0 Beta 2 wont install properly on 32bit machines.

Test case:

If I install on a 32bit Virtualbox machine the install is very quick and appers to complete OK, upon rebooting I'm met with an unconfigured grub install. If I manually specify the boot options the kernel will start to load and then fail with some errors about the lack of PAE and amd64 support. The install is totally unusable.

If I install on a 64bit Virtualbox machine the install takes a little longer, but when it reboots I get a fully configured grub with the nexenta theme and some boot options that work fine. It installs correctly.

[goto (gotolaunchpad)]

2.0 RC2 works for me in a 32-bit VirtualBox guest.

[Craig Younkins (cyounkins)]

Confirming failure using Nexenta Core 2.0 release aka RC3, Virtualbox 3.0 r49315.

I set up the VM using the Solaris -> Opensolaris profile. I did not enable virtualization. I believe this setup should make the VM a 32-bit only system.

Installation went OK, and so did the initial grub screen. I get 2 different errors depending on what I choose at the grub menu. Attached below are screenshots of the two errors. They were taken with a reset of the VM in between.