Re: RFC: combined i386/amd64 install images
On Tue, Apr 11, 2006 at 04:32:28PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
> Sorry, I ment isolinux. And do you realy want 32bit on a 64bit cpu for
> etch?
If I have some proprietary 32bit software to run, then yes I might.
> I also think that the kernel choice is not important here. Booting a
> 64bit kernel gives the option of choosing 32/64bit later in the
> installer. If you want to ask that question or default to 32bit
> this isn't the place to ask questions. Picking a 64bit kernel for
> 64bit hardware should be save at this point.
Has the iptables interface been fixed yet so you can run 32bit userspace
on a 64bit kernel? I doubt it is the only problem case.
> The size increase is small and the usability factor is huge. I'm sure
> a lot of people do have both i386 and amd64 architectures and they
> would only need on CD for install instead of two.
Perhaps.
> I'm not saying the single arch CDs should be abandoned. This could be
> purely an extra image. In that case it might be prudent to also add
> ppc. All 3 archs as netinst flavour should fit nicely on a single CD.
Can a PPC even boot from the same cd as a PC?
> Also consider dvd distributors. They could make a 4 DVD set for i386
> and amd64 instead of two 3 DVD sets.
You think there is that many arch all packages?
> The size increase for a single image is small. But you also save the
> other image.
>
> Currently I need both, one i386 CD and one amd64 cd. For etch this
> would cut my CD burning of D-I in half. A lot of Debian users have
> more than one computer.
True. I have many. Some mipsel, some arm, some x86 (not currently an
amd64 but hopefulyl soon), some m68k.
Len Sorensen
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