** Description changed: - Forgive me if Ubiquity isn't the right place for this, it seemed like a + Forgive me if Jockey isn't the right place for this, it seemed like a good idea at the time. As I understand it when a new 32-bit installation of Ubuntu happens on an x86-class device with more than ~3GB RAM, Ubiquity automatically installs the -pae kernel to ensure as much of the physical RAM is available for use. If 32-bit Ubuntu is installed on a x86-class device with less than ~3GB RAM, Ubiquity will install the -generic 32-bit kernel. In the use case where the user buys a computer with 2GB RAM (a common configuration) they get the -generic kernel (which is appropriate). However later they may upgrade their machine to 4GB (another common configuration) but not be able to see the additional RAM. I believe that Jockey (or some other infrastructure, but Jockey seems best placed) should detect the fact that the user is running 32-bit on x86 with more than 3GB RAM and offer to install the -pae kernel to take advantage of it.
-- Ubuntu should detect RAM upgrade and offer PAE kernel on x86 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/664438 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
