Package: debian-cd (Not sure which version is actually used for squeeze.)
On i386 machines with RAM above the 4GB physical address, either PAE or LM (Long Mode, 64-bit) must be used to access that RAM. The preferred kernel flavour is '686-bigmem', with 'amd64' also being an option. However the amd64 flavour is on DVD 1 but the 686-bigmem flavour is on DVD 2. This means a single-DVD install with no network access will get the amd64 flavour if the system supports LM and the 686 flavour if it does not. The former is somewhat undesirable as third-party installers (and users) can get confused by a 64-bit kernel with 32-bit userland. The latter is extremely undesirable as some RAM is then inaccessible. Similarly the amd64 flavour is currently on CD 5 but the 686-bigmem flavour is on CD 10. The 686-bigmem flavour should be increased in priority, certainly above the amd64 flavour, and should ideally be on CD 1 or 2 (but I realise that there is tough competition for CD 1). Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse.
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