Package: release-notes
Tags: wheezy
There should be a note for people upgrading an i386 squeeze system to
wheezy about the change of kernel flavours. Suggested text:
"""
Debian's '686' kernel configuration has been replaced by the '686-pae'
configuration, which uses PAE (Physical Address Extension). If your
computer is currently running the '686' configuration but does not have
PAE, you will need to switch to the '486' configuration instead. You
can check whether your computer has PAE by running:
grep -q '^flags.*\bpae\b' /proc/cpuinfo && echo yes || echo no
If it does not, you should install linux-image-486 and then remove
linux-image-686 and/or linux-image-2.6-686 if they are currently
installed.
"""
This is not relevant for installation since the flavour selection is
done automatically based on processor flags.
This should be done after configuring the wheezy sources and before
upgrading anything else. Upgrading linux-image-686 or
linux-image-2.6-686 on a non-PAE system will fail with an explanation
similar to the above (only unconditional).
Ben.
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Ben Hutchings
Horngren's Observation:
Among economists, the real world is often a special case.
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