#375 - x2gothinclient does not install 686 kernel

X2Go Bug report logs - #375
x2gothinclient does not install 686 kernel

Reported by: Anders Bruun Olsen <abo@dsl.dk>

Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:33:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: moreinfo

Found in version 1.1.0.1

Subject: Bug#375: [X2Go-Dev] Bug#375: x2gothinclient does not install 686 kernel
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From: Stephan Wagner <stephan.wagner@itos-gmbh.com>
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To: Mike Gabriel <mike.gabriel@das-netzwerkteam.de>,
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 13:18:31 +0100
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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 --------------------------------------------------

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X2Go Bug report logs - #375 x2gothinclient does not install 686 kernel

X2Go Bug report logs - #375
x2gothinclient does not install 686 kernel