On Wed, Aug 18, 2004 at 02:13:07PM +0200, thijs wrote: > Package: debian-installer > Severity: wishlist > > I've installed Sarge using d-i RC1 on an old Pentium (I) system. > Everything went fine, which is good! There's one minor thing though: the > installed kernel was a 386-kernel, while it could have installed the > 586-kernel image package. Might it be a good idea that the installer > detects the processor type and selects a "better" kernel-image more > suited/optimized to the specific capabilities?
Examining [1] the base-installer package code shows that the installer does indeed choose an optimised kernel in some situations. However unfortunately the resources are not available to build a kernel for each possible variant. Since i686/athlon variants are the commonest, a kernel version is produced for them. I'm sorry that we are unable to provide an kernel optimised for i586. Cheers, Rob [1] http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/svn/debian-installer/packages/base-installer/debian/postinst -- Rob 'robster' Bradford http://robster.org.uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
