On 05. nov. 2010 20:44, Vagrant Cascadian wrote: > On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 04:12:41PM +0200, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: >> Well, lets begin by exploring why it the 686 kernel is on the avoid >> list, then. :) >> >> It is on the avoid list because each kernel included in the DVD uses >> around 25-30 MB on the DVD. That space can be used to include a lot >> of the packages we want to have included on the DVD. We have to have >> the 486 kernel to get LTSP working, > > this isn't exactly true... we have to have a -486 kernel to get LTSP working > with the *defaults*. debian-edu could easily configure LTSP to use a -686 > kernel; it would be merely one more divergence from the LTSP defaults. > > probably the easiest would be to provide a custom ltsp-build-client plugin > that > prefers the -686 kernel. > > i've pondered making this the default, although some (relatively recent) > thin-clients don't actually support 686 instructions. i'm not sure how widely > used 486/586 desktop machines are anymore, but it does come up occasionally. > both cases might be rare enough that -686 would make a better default.
most thin clients (not old pc's) that i use does not work with 686 kernel. if we change to 686 only. Something that probably would give a boon for diskless machines. there should be a explaination in the documentation how to install 486 on your ltsp, and make some machines use that (or all) onny -- 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/4cd7b147.7010...@skolelinux.no