Re: Wheezy firmware netinstall CDs
On Fri 07 Aug 2015 at 08:31:16 +0100, Steve McIntyre wrote:
> Lisi wrote:
> >Is there any advantage or disadvantage in using the multiarch CD instead of
> >the i386 and AMD64 CDs?
>
> Hi Lisi,
>
> Flexibility is the main win, really - the multiarch CD should work on
> almost any machine. But the cost is that it's almost twice as big as
> the single-arch images when you're downloading it. The resulting
> installation should be identical either way.
>
> For *Jessie*, the multiarch CD also gives you the option to boot via
> 32-bit UEFI but then install an amd64 system on things like the Bay
> Trail - see http://blog.einval.com/2015/03/30#Jessie-EFI_6 for more
> details there.
Plus needing only one USB (or CD) to write the image to.
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