Having trouble with AntiX-22 386 isos

[Member mcpderez]

When I try to boot any of the less than full isos, I get an error on a splash screen:

This is a 32-bit computer. You cannot use 64-bit software on it.

This happens with:

antiX-22-net_386-net.iso
antiX-22_386-base.iso
antiX-22_386-core.iso

The antiX-22_386-full.iso boots and installs just fine.

Here is my system info. It’s a Sony Vaio P series netbook with the dreaded GMA500 “Poulsbo” chipset.

System:
  Kernel: 4.9.0-326-antix.1-486-smp arch: i686 bits: 32 compiler: gcc
    v: 10.2.1 Desktop: IceWM v: 3.1.0 Distro: antiX-22_386-full Grup Yorum 18
    October 2022 base: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Sony product: VGN-P530H v: J003JT17
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Sony model: VAIO serial: <superuser required> BIOS: INSYDE
    v: R1250U3 date: 12/08/2008
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 16.0 Wh (95.2%) condition: 16.8/16.8 Wh (100.0%)
    volts: 8.3 min: 7.4 model: Sony Corporation status: charging
CPU:
  Info: single core model: Intel Atom Z520 bits: 32 type: MT arch: Bonnell
    rev: 2 cache: L1: 56 KiB L2: 512 KiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1333 min/max: 800/1333 cores: 1: 1333 2: 1333
    bogomips: 5333
  Flags: ht nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel US15W/US15X SCH [Poulsbo] Graphics vendor: Sony
    driver: gma500 v: N/A arch: PowerVR SGX535 bus-ID: 00:02.0
  Device-2: Ricoh type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-8:3
  Display: server: X.Org v: 1.20.11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
    unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: swrast gpu: gma500 resolution: 1600x768~60Hz
  OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 11.0.1 128 bits) v: 4.5 Mesa 20.3.5
    direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel US15W/US15X/US15L/UL11L SCH [Poulsbo] HD Audio vendor: Sony
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
  Sound API: ALSA v: k4.9.0-326-antix.1-486-smp running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Marvell 88E8057 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Sony driver: sky2
    v: 1.30 port: 4000 bus-ID: 01:00.0
  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR928X Wireless Network Adapter
    vendor: Foxconn driver: ath9k v: kernel bus-ID: 02:00.0
  IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 55.89 GiB used: 4.09 GiB (7.3%)
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Toshiba model: MK6028GAL size: 55.89 GiB
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 54.58 GiB used: 4.09 GiB (7.5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 128 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
    dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 64.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
  Processes: 152 Uptime: 26m Memory: 1.96 GiB used: 504.3 MiB (25.2%)
  Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 10.2.1 Packages: 1564
  Shell: Bash v: 5.1.4 inxi: 3.3.22

• This topic was modified 6 months ago by mcpderez.
• This topic was modified 6 months ago by mcpderez.
• This topic was modified 6 months ago by mcpderez. Reason: corrected a few typos

[Member PPC]

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mcpderez wrote:

antiX-22-net-386-net.iso
antiX-22_386-base.iso

Are you sure you downloaded the 32bits versions of those isos?

[Member mcpderez]

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Yes. I also verified the md5 checksums.

mark@marks-MacBook-Pro Downloads % ls -l an*22*
-rw-r--r--@ 1 mark  staff   197132288 Oct 30 01:33 antiX-22-net_386-net.iso
-rw-r--r--@ 1 mark  staff          59 Oct 31 12:42 antiX-22-net_386-net.iso.md5
-rw-r--r--@ 1 mark  staff   836763648 Oct 30 02:34 antiX-22_386-base.iso
-rw-r--r--@ 1 mark  staff          56 Oct 31 12:39 antiX-22_386-base.iso.md5
-rw-r--r--@ 1 mark  staff   470810624 Oct 30 02:06 antiX-22_386-core.iso
-rw-r--r--@ 1 mark  staff          56 Oct 31 12:42 antiX-22_386-core.iso.md5
-rw-r--r--@ 1 mark  staff  1373634560 Oct 30 02:58 antiX-22_386-full.iso
-rw-r--r--@ 1 mark  staff          56 Oct 31 12:42 antiX-22_386-full.iso.md5
-rw-r--r--@ 1 mark  staff  1498415104 Oct 30 03:01 antiX-22_x64-full.iso

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Try a different mirror. I just downloaded 32-bit base & core yesterday, and they were fine. So maybe that will get the right iso.

Btw, which mirror did you use?

confirmed antiX frugaler, since 2019

[Member mcpderez]

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I think it was either MIT CSAIL or Georgia Tech.

But why would the mirror matter if the md5sums are correct?

Here’s what I have:

mark@marks-MacBook-Pro Downloads % cat *.md5
bc68a9036c7fbe0fb96f1e85431eb953  antiX-22-net_386-net.iso
b43b03ee610e77e99991bc9c56784855  antiX-22_386-base.iso
6a9421bc0c98d7e5075f04984dffaa41  antiX-22_386-core.iso
34ec14e563459cec588c999cc9ec478b  antiX-22_386-full.iso

mark@marks-MacBook-Pro Downloads % md5 antiX-22*.iso
MD5 (antiX-22-net_386-net.iso) = bc68a9036c7fbe0fb96f1e85431eb953
MD5 (antiX-22_386-base.iso) = b43b03ee610e77e99991bc9c56784855
MD5 (antiX-22_386-core.iso) = 6a9421bc0c98d7e5075f04984dffaa41
MD5 (antiX-22_386-full.iso) = 34ec14e563459cec588c999cc9ec478b
MD5 (antiX-22_x64-full.iso) = 281e8fdfa5c5d970f64bc00f18c26124

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Could you try to do the following?
EITHER
1) Mount/open the ISO; e.g. the file can be “entered” in ‘mc’ (Midnight Commander) and the top-level directory contains text/ascii file ‘version’, also ‘EFI/BOOT/’ and ‘boot/grub’ should contain both x386/32-bit and x86_64/64-bit variants of some files/folders.
OR
2) Boot the “bad” ISOs on another device.
Then verify whether the “content/system” is indeed 64-bit as mentioned in the splash screen?

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Exactly same problem here with base.iso downloaded from
https://mxlinux.redimadrid.es/MX-ISOs/ANTIX/Final/antiX-22/antiX-22_386-base.iso
sha256 is OK
I’ve tried to install antiX-22_386-base.iso on three setup :

Setup 1 :
Dell Inspiron 6000
Intel 915PM/ICH6-M Chipset
Intel Pentium-M
–> This is a 32-bit computer. You cannot use 64-bit software on it.

Setup 2 :
Samsung N130
Intel 945GM chipset
Intel Atom
–> This is a 32-bit computer. You cannot use 64-bit software on it.

Setup 3
Desktop
Intel H81 chipset
Intel Pentium G3258
–> OK

No problem with full.iso from
https://mxlinux.redimadrid.es/MX-ISOs/ANTIX/Final/antiX-22/antiX-22_386-full.iso
sha256 is OK

No problem with antiX-21_386-base.iso

[Forum Admin rokytnji]

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Has anybody else thought maybe anti uploaded the wrong files to the antiX 22 folder ?

Stuff happens. Being the lone ranger out here. I can relate. Kinda surprised anti has not weighed in yet on this thread.

Well. Spiked my curiosity so I am downloading i386 net iso to look inside.

Hmm version text doc after extraction

antiX-22-net_386-net Grup Yorum 19 October 2022

harry@shop1:~
$ cd Downloads/boot/grub
harry@shop1:~/Downloads/boot/grub
$ ls
config   grub.cfg     i386-pc            lmk-single-grub.cfg  x86_64-efi
efi.img  grubenv.cfg  lmk-core-grub.cfg  loopback.cfg
fonts    i386-efi     lmk-grub.cfg       theme
harry@shop1:~/Downloads/boot/grub
$ cat grub.cfg
#------------------------------------------------------------------
# file: /boot/grub/grub.cfg for the Live version of antiX
#
# This file can get updated automatically on a LiveUSB via the save
# feature in the text menus.  It is possible to break these updates
# by editing this file.
#------------------------------------------------------------------

# load defaults
#
if [ -s $prefix/config/defaults.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/config/defaults.cfg
fi

# search --no-floppy --set=root --fs-uuid %UUID%
set timeout=60
set gfxmode=1024x768
set gfxpayload="2048x2048;2048x1280;2048x1080;1920x1080;1680x1050;1600x900;1600x1200;1600x1050;1500x1000;1440x960;1440x900;1368x912;1366x768;1280x800;1280x720;1280x1024;1200x800;1024x768;auto"

set default=1

menuentry " antiX-22-net 386-net (19 October 2022)" {
linux /antiX/vmlinuz quiet splash=v disable=lx
initrd /antiX/initrd.gz
}

#--custom  menuentry " Custom" {
#--custom  linux /antiX/vmlinuz quiet
#--custom  initrd /antiX/initrd.gz
#--custom  }

submenu ">>> Advanced Options for antiX-22-net 386-net <<<" {

menu_color_normal=white/black
menu_color_highlight=yellow/light-gray

menuentry " antiX-22-net 386-net Failsafe" {
linux /antiX/vmlinuz quiet splash=v disable=lx failsafe
initrd /antiX/initrd.gz
}

menuentry "antiX-22-net 386-net Create Bootchart" {
linux /antiX/vmlinuz quiet splash=v disable=lx bootchart initcall_debug printk.time=y
initrd /antiX/initrd.gz
}

menuentry " antiX-22-net 386-net (1024x768)" {
linux /antiX/vmlinuz quiet splash=v disable=lx
initrd /antiX/initrd.gz
}

menuentry " Power Off" --hotkey=P {
halt
}

menuentry " Reboot"  --hotkey=R {
reboot
}

if [ -f /boot/grub/theme/help.txt ]; then
menuentry " Help" --hotkey=H {
cat /boot/grub/theme/help.txt
echo -n "Press <Enter> to continue "
read xxx_help
}
fi
}

# load boot menus
#
if [  -f  $prefix/config/bootmenu.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/config/bootmenu.cfg
fi
harry@shop1:~/Downloads/boot/grub
$ 

Looks kosher to me. Not sure what is going on now.

• This reply was modified 5 months, 3 weeks ago by rokytnji.

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My download came from anti’s link in the 1st post of this thread.

/boot/syslinux file

#--------------------------------------------------------------------
# This is the isolinux.cfg and/or syslinux.cfg file
# It controls the main menu in the bootloader on the live system.
# You can edit it to change the main bootloader menu on a LiveUSB.
# If you are not careful you can break the live system and prevent
# it from booting.
#--------------------------------------------------------------------

UI gfxboot gfx-cpio readme.msg
timeout 3000

default

MENU TITLE Welcome to antiX-22-net_386-net (Grup Yorum)

LABEL live
    MENU LABEL antiX-22-net_386-net (19 October 2022)
    KERNEL /antiX/vmlinuz
    APPEND quiet splash=v disable=lx
    INITRD /antiX/initrd.gz

LABEL safe
    MENU LABEL Safe_Video_Mode
    KERNEL /antiX/vmlinuz
    APPEND quiet splash=v disable=lx xorg=safe
    INITRD /antiX/initrd.gz

LABEL failsafe
    MENU LABEL Failsafe_Boot
    KERNEL /antiX/vmlinuz
    APPEND quiet splash=v disable=lx failsafe
    INITRD /antiX/initrd.gz

LABEL harddisk
    MENU LABEL Boot_from_Hard_Disk
    COM32 chain.c32
    APPEND hd1

LABEL memtest
    MENU LABEL Memory_Test
    KERNEL /boot/memtest

LABEL grub
    MENU LABEL Switch_to_Grub_Bootloader
    KERNEL /boot/grub/i386-pc/lnxboot.img
    INITRD /boot/grub/i386-pc/core.img

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I’ve replicated this problem with my IBM ThinkPad 42. I’ve also tried burning the images with dd instead of Balena Etcher. No change.

System:
  Kernel: 4.9.0-326-antix.1-486-smp arch: i686 bits: 32 compiler: gcc
    v: 10.2.1 Desktop: IceWM v: 3.0.1
    Distro: antiX-22_386-full Grup Yorum 18 October 2022
    base: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: IBM product: 2373H12 v: ThinkPad T42
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: IBM model: 2373H12 serial: <superuser required> BIOS: IBM
    v: 1RETDOWW (3.20 ) date: 02/27/2006
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 9.8 Wh (100.0%) condition: 9.8/47.5 Wh (20.7%)
    volts: 11.9 min: 10.8 model: SANYO IBM-08K8193 status: full
CPU:
  Info: single core model: Intel Pentium M bits: 32 arch: M Banias rev: 5
    cache: 1024 KiB note: check
  Speed (MHz): 1000 min/max: 600/1500 core: 1: 1000 bogomips: 1998
  Flags: sse sse2
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD RV200/M7 [Mobility Radeon 7500]
    vendor: IBM ThinkPad T4x Series driver: radeon v: kernel arch: Rage 7
    bus-ID: 01:00.0
  Display: server: X.Org v: 1.20.11 driver: X: loaded: radeon
    unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa gpu: radeon resolution: 1024x768~60Hz
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI R100 (RV200 4C57) x86/MMX/SSE2 DRI2
    v: 1.3 Mesa 20.3.5 direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 82801DB/DBL/DBM AC97 Audio vendor: IBM ThinkPad T4x Series
    driver: snd_intel8x0 v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1f.5
  Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k4.9.0-326-antix.1-486-smp running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Intel 82540EP Gigabit Ethernet vendor: IBM Thinkpad driver: e1000
    v: 7.3.21-k8-NAPI port: 8000 bus-ID: 02:01.0
  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter driver: ipw2100
    v: git-1.2.2 bus-ID: 02:02.0
  IF: eth1 state: down mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-1: irda0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 71.85 GiB used: 5.7 MiB (0.0%)
  ID-1: /dev/sda type: USB model: General USB Flash Disk size: 14.55 GiB
  ID-2: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: SanDisk model: USB 3.2Gen1
    size: 57.3 GiB
Partition:
  Message: No partition data found.
Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 41.0 C mobo: 36.0 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): fan-1: 0
Info:
  Processes: 124 Uptime: 10m Memory: 493.2 MiB used: 122.9 MiB (24.9%)
  Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 10.2.1 Packages: 1563
  Shell: Bash v: 5.1.4 inxi: 3.3.19

[Member mcpderez]

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I think I found the problem.

I mounted the base and full iso files and in the base (which won’t boot on a 386 system, complaining that you cannot use 64-bit software on it), inside of
boot/isolinux/gfx-cpio

and

boot/syslinux/gfx-cpio

there is a 2-byte file called:

64bit

which contains a 1.

This file is not present inside the two gfx-cpio files on the full ISO, which will boot without complaint on 32-bit x86 systems.

By the way, what’s the purpose of the top-cpio file?

[Member ile]

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hello
Trialed On 32bit machine
DID get the message. OKAY Enter and proceeded with grub startup,
on download from Georgia of 32bit base antiX22
it started. lucky i guess. It is nice for you that full does start.

[Member mcpderez]

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I did not try pressing OK before, but it does work as you pointed out. However, it seems to have many duplicate items scattered throughout the Applications menu. Even booting from the full 386 iso has two complete sets of items, though only one set remains after installation to hard drive.

One thing is certain — I am learning a lot!

[Forum Admin anticapitalista]

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@mcpderez – this is a bug in the gfx-cpio files for 32 bit.

Thanks!

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[Member ile]

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hello mcpderez
The Menu button “Refresh Menu”
facilitates the Menu recovery
happens too often agreed
very handy Refresh Menu.

The keyboard seems to not activate until after is pressed some caps lock on off or numLock toggle in no particular order, but the keyboard works after clicking those.

Your installation . hurrah ! “_full” hooray

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