From unknown Sat Apr 18 09:11:41 2026 X-Loop: owner@bugs.x2go.org Subject: Bug#375: [X2Go-Dev] Bug#375: x2gothinclient does not install 686 kernel Reply-To: stephan.wagner@itos-gmbh.com, 375@bugs.x2go.org Resent-From: Stephan Wagner Resent-To: x2go-dev@lists.berlios.de Resent-CC: owner@bugs.x2go.org X-Loop: owner@bugs.x2go.org Resent-Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 12:33:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: owner@bugs.x2go.org X-X2Go-PR-Message: followup 375 X-X2Go-PR-Package: x2gothinclientmanagement X-X2Go-PR-Keywords: moreinfo Received: via spool by 375-submit@bugs.x2go.org id=B375.138728329812276 (code B ref 375); Tue, 17 Dec 2013 12:33:02 +0000 Received: (at 375) by bugs.x2go.org; 17 Dec 2013 12:28:18 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on ymir.das-netzwerkteam.de X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,HTML_MESSAGE, URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-Greylist: delayed 583 seconds by postgrey-1.34 at ymir; Tue, 17 Dec 2013 13:28:17 CET Received: from mail.itos-gmbh.com (mail.itos-gmbh.com [188.40.99.228]) by ymir (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A89985DB16 for <375@bugs.x2go.org>; Tue, 17 Dec 2013 13:28:17 +0100 (CET) Received: from mail.itos-gmbh.com (adsl-89-217-5-40.adslplus.ch [89.217.5.40]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.itos-gmbh.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 0743D534D1; Tue, 17 Dec 2013 13:18:34 +0100 (CET) From: Stephan Wagner Organization: ITos GmbH To: Mike Gabriel , 375@bugs.x2go.org, x2go-dev@lists.berlios.de Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 13:18:31 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.13.7 (Linux/3.2.0-4-amd64; KDE/4.8.4; x86_64; ; ) References: <20131217112430.Horde.LR9FJpJqwhCoWPI1HhdULA7@mail.das-netzwerkteam.de> In-Reply-To: <20131217112430.Horde.LR9FJpJqwhCoWPI1HhdULA7@mail.das-netzwerkteam.de> X-KMail-Markup: true MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Boundary-01=_XEEsShL4DytrHjy" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <201312171318.31724.stephan.wagner@itos-gmbh.com> --Boundary-01=_XEEsShL4DytrHjy Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hallo Mike I prefer 686-Kernel on a 32bit System, as it supports multiple cores. Stephan On Tuesday, 17. December 2013, Mike Gabriel wrote: > Control: tag -1 moreinfo > > Hi Anders, > > On Di 17 Dez 2013 11:23:31 CET, Anders Bruun Olsen wrote: > > > Package: x2gothinclientmanagement > > Version: 1.1.0.1 > > > > I run my tftp/nfs server for my thin clients, on a 64-bit machine (a VM). > > When I create a thinclient chroot with x2gothinclient_create, only the 486 > > kernel gets installed. I can use x2gothinclient_shell and use apt-get to > > install linux-image-686, to get the 686 kernel installed. But upon doing > > so, the reason for it not being auto installed is apparent: 64-bit machines > > don't support PAE (not needed), and the deb package for linux-image-686 > > knows that this particular kernel is made for machines supporting PAE. I > > can just say yes to the warnings, and I even though I end up with an error, > > the kernel does get installed. This is not optimal. > > I realize this is a problem (in this niche case, it probably "works as > > intended") with Debian Wheezy, and not really a job for the developers of > > x2go, but since I am running into this problem when using x2go, I am > > reporting the problem here, and hopefully it will be sent upstream, if that > > is desirable. > > What is your reason for wanting to use the 686 kernel in the first > place. The reason I removed 686 support from the X2Go TCE is that it > > (a) did not bring any feelable improvements while my TCEs ran under > Debian squeeze _and_ > (b) did not work fluently if the PXE server machine is a amd64 system > > Please enlight me, why 686 would be a sensible kernel alternative to > use here... -- __________________________________________________ Dr. Stephan Wagner ITos GmbH Bitzi-Bendel 2555 9642 Ebnat-Kappel Tel: +41 (0)71 990 05 94 mailto:swagner@itos-gmbh.com http://www.itos-gmbh.com -------------------------------------------------- --Boundary-01=_XEEsShL4DytrHjy Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Hallo Mike

 

I prefer 686-Kernel on a 32bit System, as it supports multiple cores.

 

Stephan

 

 

On Tuesday, 17. December 2013, Mike Gabriel wrote:

> Control: tag -1 moreinfo

>

> Hi Anders,

>

> On Di 17 Dez 2013 11:23:31 CET, Anders Bruun Olsen wrote:

>

> > Package: x2gothinclientmanagement

> > Version: 1.1.0.1

> >

> > I run my tftp/nfs server for my thin clients, on a 64-bit machine (a VM).

> > When I create a thinclient chroot with x2gothinclient_create, only the 486

> > kernel gets installed. I can use x2gothinclient_shell and use apt-get to

> > install linux-image-686, to get the 686 kernel installed. But upon doing

> > so, the reason for it not being auto installed is apparent: 64-bit machines

> > don't support PAE (not needed), and the deb package for linux-image-686

> > knows that this particular kernel is made for machines supporting PAE. I

> > can just say yes to the warnings, and I even though I end up with an error,

> > the kernel does get installed. This is not optimal.

> > I realize this is a problem (in this niche case, it probably "works as

> > intended") with Debian Wheezy, and not really a job for the developers of

> > x2go, but since I am running into this problem when using x2go, I am

> > reporting the problem here, and hopefully it will be sent upstream, if that

> > is desirable.

>

> What is your reason for wanting to use the 686 kernel in the first

> place. The reason I removed 686 support from the X2Go TCE is that it

>

> (a) did not bring any feelable improvements while my TCEs ran under

> Debian squeeze _and_

> (b) did not work fluently if the PXE server machine is a amd64 system

>

> Please enlight me, why 686 would be a sensible kernel alternative to

> use here...

 

 

 

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