Task was to install CentOS on VirtualBox.
Host OS is Windows 7.
VirtualBox can be downloaded from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
I downloaded VirtualBox 4.3.6 for Windows hosts for
x86.
CentOS can be downloaded from http://wiki.centos.org/Download for i386 or x86_64
Basic steps to install CentOS on VirtualBox with screenshots can be
found at:
http://extr3metech.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/centos-6-3-installation-in-virtual-box-with-screenshots/
This is quite easy but I would like to share the problem I faced
during installation.
I was getting the following error while installing CentOS.
"This kernel requires an x86-64 CPU, but only detected an i686
CPU. Unable to boot – please use a kernel appropriate for your CPU"
And the reason was choosing "Red Hat" instead of "Red
Hat(64 bit)"(the only option I was getting) ,for which x86_64 image was
not compatible.
Then I downloaded i386 image from
the same link http://wiki.centos.org/Download and
yeah it worked perfectly. :)
