Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: update-manager
I followed the standard procedure to upgrade (gksudo "update-manager -c -d")
from dapper to edgy. In dapper the 686 kernel was used. In edgy, by default a
kernel was selected (i386) which didn't support all of the features of my
processor, most importantly smp & scaling. This was confusing in the upgrade
for several reasons
* I was under the impression that there was only a single x86 kernel in edgy,
so I didn't think I needed to seperately select a kernel
* Afterwards, I installed a generic kernel, but the i386 was booted in
preference, again causing some confusion as previously the boot order had used
any newly installed kernel in preference. This also gave the impression (when
not paying attention to the boot) that there was an intermittant problem with
the kernel
The following suggestions might solve this:
*If a second, very simple i386 kernel is to be included in the disto, a
selection dialog (say asking the user if they want a failsafe or normal kernel)
would prevent this kind of confusion from arising.
*If more recently installed kernels were given preference in the boot order
this might help.
*Renaming the i386 kernel to something more distinctive would also be of
benefit
*Switching to using only a single x86 kernel
Many thanks
** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
** Description changed:
Binary package hint: update-manager
I followed the standard procedure to upgrade (gksudo "update-manager -c -d")
from dapper to edgy. In dapper the 686 kernel was used. In edgy, by default a
kernel was selected (i386) which didn't support all of the features of my
processor, most importantly smp & scaling. This was confusing in the upgrade
for several reasons
* I was under the impression that there was only a single x86 kernel in edgy,
so I didn't think I needed to seperately select a kernel
* Afterwards, I installed a generic kernel, but the i386 was booted in
preference, again causing some confusion as previously the boot order had used
any newly installed kernel in preference. This also gave the impression (when
not paying attention to the boot) that there was an intermittant problem with
the kernel
The following suggestions might solve this:
*If a second, very simple i386 kernel is to be included in the disto, a
selection dialog (say asking the user if they want a failsafe or normal kernel)
would prevent this kind of confusion from arising.
- *If more recently installed kernels were given preference in the boot order
this might help. *Renaming the i386 kernel to something more distinctive would
also be of benefit
+ *If more recently installed kernels were given preference in the boot order
this might help.
+ *Renaming the i386 kernel to something more distinctive would also be of
benefit
*Switching to using only a single x86 kernel
Many thanks
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On upgrading to Edgy from Dapper, confusing kernel selection
https://launchpad.net/bugs/67090
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