Re: status of 2.6.7 ? (Was Re: Bug#256763: kernel-image-2.6.6-i386: not ready for sarge just yet)
Sven Luther wrote:
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> > > Err, what is the problem in having 2.4 floppy debian-installer, and then
> > > install the 2.6 kernel on the installed system.
> >
> > That's not a problem, apart from diverging device support for e.g. SATA.
> > But d-i uses the normal debian kernel. If you eliminate 2.4 i386, then
> > there's no such kernel left for d-i.
The general idea, however, is to use the same kernel for d-i and for
the installed system. Rationale: An installer which dies immediately
is better than one which installs half of the new system and then
dies on reboot.
> I am not proposing anything so drastic, just that 2.6 be made the
> defaultm with 2.4 as fallback for those who need it.
AFAIK starting the installer with "linux26" or from 2.6 images should
already have this effect. Since 2.4 is still much better tested, it's
probably a good idea to keep it that way (at least as long as we have
some hope for releasing sarge in the next months).
Thiemo
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