On 2011-06-21 20:37 +0200, Camaleón wrote: > On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:13:06 +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: > >> On 2011-06-21 19:52 +0200, Camaleón wrote: >> >>> Well, if you agree with the update, the pae kernel installs despite it >>> warns about it will not work (and when you boot with it, it fails as >>> expected). You can still boot with the old kernel (good job!). >>> >>> So in the end you need to manually remove the pae kernel and install >>> the 486, as Gilbert suggested. >>> >>> I still think this should have been automagically done by the upgrade. >> >> I guess it's a bit difficult, since the package management cannot know >> that the kernel will not work with your CPU. > > Well, after I chose "yes, update" it downloaded the packages and it > presented the warning prompt, so it did know something about my processor > specs before proceeding with the install.
That's a maintainer script of the package (probably the preinst script). It is not feasible to do this in apt. > But why go on? Why not "download, prepare the install, detect CPU > capabilities, stop and ask the user to a) install 486 kernel, b) don't do > anything or c) proceed anyway? > > Yes, yes, I know. I am asking for too much ;-) Indeed. By the time the preinst script runs it is technically impossible to do a), so b) and c) are the only options, and _you_ are responsible for the consequences of proceeding. > But just out of curiosity, what's the raw logic behind the routine that > decided to install a PAE kernel instead another one? Why the installer > took such option? :-? It didn't. The old -686 kernels from squeeze and earlier do not support or need PAE. >> The alternative of downgrading to the -486 kernel for all former -686 >> users is not very attractive either, since that means losing SMP >> support. This will certainly be mentioned in the Wheezy release notes >> eventually. > > I can enable PAE/NX for the VM but never liked the PAE kernels. And only > have one processor available so SMP on/off wouldn't be noticed, right? Yes. Installing the -486 kernel is certainly your best option. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87pqm7knra....@turtle.gmx.de