On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 03:35:11PM +0200, Holger Levsen wrote: > Hi, > > currently we avoid the 686 kernel image so that the package is not on the > CD/DVD. > > I've just talked with the kernel team about this, and they think its the > wrong > thing to do: > > 1. the 486 kernel only supports one core > 2. the 486 kernel only supports 1 GiB RAM > 3. the 686 kernel supports all (i386) CPUs build in the last 10 years, except > the original C3 processor. > > Description: Linux 2.6.32 for modern PCs > The Linux kernel 2.6.32 and modules for use on PCs with Intel Pentium > Pro/II/III/4/4M/D/M, Xeon, Celeron, Core or Atom; AMD Geode LX/NX, Athlon > (K7), Duron, Opteron, Sempron, Turion or Phenom; Transmeta Efficeon; VIA > C3 "Nehemiah" or C7 processors. > > So to make things easier for a tiny percentage of our users, we make things > harder for the vast majority. I dont think thats sensible.
+1 Cheers, Andi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-edu-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20101030153958.ga11...@flashgordon