Ansgar <ans...@43-1.org> writes: > On Fri, 2023-05-19 at 20:57 +0200, Bjørn Mork wrote: >> Hmm. I find the netboot installer archives very useful for rescue >> purposes. This sometimes involves PC hardware too old for amd64. I PXE >> booted a 20+ year old laptop with no DVD/CD drive (Compaq Evo N410c - CD >> drive was part of the optional docking station) using a bullseye >> netboot.tar not long ago. > > You can keep using the bullseye netboot.tar for the next 20+ years to > rescue boot an ancient system, copy the data off of it, and then > responsibly dispose the system.
That won't work, will it? netboot must match the kernel version in the archive to be useful. Or am I missing something? > I don't think this is a good argument to keep generating i386 install > media. Maybe not. Just wanted to mention the use case so it can be considered. I understand that it might not justify the resources required. Bjørn