On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 02:05:35PM -0600, Tim Gardner wrote: > The next upload will be an ABI bump to 2.6.30-10.11 > > Pursuant to the Karmic flavours Blueprint > https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/kernel-karmic-flavours > I've implemented the flavour changes. > > However, I have some questions about upgrading as well as CPU feature > detection. > > 1) Is the installer intelligent enough to detect the relevant CPU > features necessary to support PAE, and therefore install the correct > kernel version ? (Or at least complain that PAE is not supported).
Not yet, but it's easy to make it so, especially if somebody tells me the thing I need to look for in /proc/cpuinfo. Is it just "pae"? The trickier issue is that in order for this to be a useful choice, we now need to cram two kernels onto our CDs, otherwise either (a) non-PAE users are just screwed or (b) PAE users don't get any advantage unless they install via netboot or a DVD. Has this been discussed? I don't see a record of it in the specification. BTW, http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg01682.html is what I was referring to obliquely at UDS. Maybe somebody should poke Kyle and find out if he has the patch set to hand. -- Colin Watson [[email protected]] -- Ubuntu-installer mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-installer
