Package: install Severity: important When you install Sarge on a zSeries (64-bit) system, the s390x (64-bit) kernel is installed by default. Superficially this seems like the right behavior. However, then the cpint module doesn't work, and more generally, we don't have a full 64-bit s390x port. So it's not at all clear that installing s390 (32-bit) wouldn't be a better idea.
I've gotten complaints from two users, Dennis Wicks and Marci Beach, that they didn't expect the s390x kernel. I'm really not sure what the right answer is. Maybe it's as simple as making the "pick a kernel" question priority critical, so the user at least sees that there are two options, plus some help text to say "you might want s390 even if you have a zSeries." On the other hand, maybe we should just force the choice to s390, since there is not yet a 64-bit port and we're not really planning on working on one until after the Sarge release. Maybe the best compromise is to make the question priority low enough that the user doesn't normally see it, and force the choice to s390 regardless, and then we can document that if you really really want the s390x kernel--which you probably don't--turn down priority to get the question. Thoughts? Adam -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: s390x Kernel: Linux 2.4.27-2 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
