Do I get this right: If PAE is enabled we drop support for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_M ( Produced From 2003 to 2008 ) So we drop support for very old x86 laptops that are at least 4,5 years old? Or does it also affect other systems?
I can agree if we do not touch the older kernels. On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 8:23 PM, Danilo Pianini <danilo.pian...@gmail.com> wrote: > You're right :) > > 2012/5/14 Fabio Erculiani <lx...@sabayon.org>: >> However, if we enable PAE only on 3.3+ kernels, we have the following >> advantages: >> >> 1) Sabayon 8 ships with Linux 3.2, so things will keep going as >> expected for users who never manually updated the kernel version. So, >> no "surprise surprise" effect here. >> 1.1) People upgrading to newer kernels are usually more expert than >> those sticking with the default one >> 2) The <=3.2 kernels will be maintained for a very long time still. >> More than one year for sure. >> >> -- >> Fabio Erculiani >> > > > > -- > Ing. Dott. Danilo Pianini > > Site: http://www.danilopianini.org/ > Phone: +39 320 41 36 573 > Skype: dany.sk >
