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HTML Installing Linux on the Virtual Machine

Posted by Roberto Hernandez
Roberto Hernandez
Courses Plus Student 366 Points

What do i do if it asks for a kernel appropriate for an i686 cpu

when i start running ubuntu it says to get a kernel apprpriate for an i686 cpu

2 Answers

Irving Amador
Irving Amador
7,488 Points

i686 means that you're using 32 bit OS.

My guess is you either are using a computer with a 32 bit OS or when you created the virtual machine you selected 32 bit instead of 64 bit.

Mirza Sisic
Mirza Sisic
1,467 Points

That sounds right, while you could run a x86 virtual machine on a x64 OS it won't work the other way around.

danielchristie
danielchristie
21,505 Points
danielchristie
danielchristie
21,505 Points

To those that are also experiencing this issue,

You will probably need to enable virtualization in your system BIOS. I recommend that you research more about this for your particular motherboard.

Some Windows OS 8.0 & 10+ may need to disable the Windows OS, Hyper-V service as well. Again, I recommend that you research more on this topic per your system installation.

Sincerely, Daniel Christie