Kernel selection in the installation system

[Christoph Pleger <Christoph.Pleger@cs.uni-dortmund.de>]

Hello,

when installing a Debian etch machine, the installation system
automatically selects the kernel which is most appropriate for the CPU
and installs the corresponding kernel package on the harddisk of the
machine.

Can anybody tell me how the installer decides which kernel to be
installed? Or tell me where I can find the source code of the selection
process?


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but also to my private email address.

Regards
  Christoph Pleger