On 10/23/2016 04:47 PM, Felix Miata wrote:
Jape Person composed on 2016-10-23 14:33 (UTC-0400):Felix Miata wrote:Does the same thing happen booting the previous kernel (4.6?)?Nope. The problem occurred on the first reboot after the upgrade from 4.7.6-1 to 4.7.8-1. The upgrade process didn't leave 4.7.6-1 in place so I could fall back.I don't remember just when I started seeing that upgrade behavioral change in Debian. I used to always use the new kernel for a week or so, and then I would have to use apt to remove the old one if it was no longer needed.I don't remember having any Stretch installations with fewer than two installed kernels. The currently booted one, originally installed 51 weeks ago, has 6 installed. I've yet to discover any doc suggesting anything about any possibility of automatic removal of old kernels from Debian Testing installations. Could it be that the pae kernel your CF-R3 is running is not the recommended kernel for that CPU, and that has something to do with replacement on kernel upgrade instead of simply adding new?
During new installations of Debian my systems I chose: linux-image-686-pae for the i386 systems linux-image-amd64 for the 64 bit systems Those new installations offer me the latest available kernel from the Stretch repository for each type of system. At some time in recent months I installed the linux-image-686-pae on the trouble machine. Since that time it has tracked the latest linux-image package just like the two other i386 systems and the amd64 system. I have seen all of these systems keep the older kernel when a "major" kernel version change has occurred in the repository. In those cases I have kept the older kernel around until I was sure it was okay. But for small kernel version jumps the next reboot just shows me the new kernel, the old one having evidently been replaced.
Maybe the time is now opportune for an arch upgrade. The supply of devs working 32-bit seems to be shrinking quickly towards critical mass. 32-bit seems to be soon if not already in process of being removed from Stretch: http://news.softpedia.com/news/debian-is-dropping-support-for-older-32-bit-hardware-architectures-in-debian-9-503832.shtml
If you mean I should replace the old equipment, I was planning on doing so. The oldest system in my collection is a Sony Viao video workstation that I believe came with Windows 98 on it. I think it is 17 or 18 years old, and is simply one of the best pieces of hardware of any kind I've ever owned. It has run 24/7 since I purchased it.
I'm probably going to buy some Libreboot T400s, or I might get some Intel NUCs, if I think Debian's repositories will support that newer hardware.
It's a shame, though, to have perfectly useful pieces like the Panasonic CF-R3 be relegated to obsolete software. The thing is a gem. It's tiny even by modern netbook standards but is fast and powerful. It was a marvel when it was introduced, and it's still no slouch.
I appreciate your observations and suggestions. Regards, JP