[Bug 897786] Re: Kernel is dropping non-PAE flavour

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@Chris Bainbridge re comment #31:

> but I haven't seen any reports of PAE kernel failing to boot on
Pentium M.

Does this go for Banias as well as Dothan Pentium Ms?  My understanding
is that Dothan actually supports PAE but was potentially crippled-by-
chipset (but if so does that really touch cpuflags?) in common designs,
while the original Banias supposedly completely lacks it [at least
doesn't advertise it]... and the NX support that this is supposed to
really be about came in with Dothan (which I assume will report under
cpuflags in all circumstances?).

I have a couple Dell D600s which are Banias so would be interested to
know what the real deal is.  (Not thrilled to play guinea pig more after
treating the hardware as bricked for a year when it *was* supported
because I expected the rtl8180 driver to work, but if no one else steps
up...)


Interesting that, per wikiality, Microsoft apparently made this same exact decision for Windows 8 and Fedora has apparently been enforcing it "where supported by the hardware" since c. 2009 but searching re: the Ubuntu issue never turned up screaming and rending of clothes from that camp.  (Does Fedora do something more sane here?)

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Title:
  Kernel is dropping non-PAE flavour

Status in Ubuntu CD image build software:
  Fix Released
Status in “base-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “debian-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “linux-meta” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “live-build” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “base-installer” source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in “debian-installer” source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in “linux” source package in Precise:
  Won't Fix
Status in “linux-meta” source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in “live-build” source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in “base-installer” source package in Quantal:
  Invalid
Status in “debian-installer” source package in Quantal:
  Fix Released
Status in “linux” source package in Quantal:
  Fix Released
Status in “linux-meta” source package in Quantal:
  Fix Released
Status in “live-build” source package in Quantal:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Dropping the non-PAE ia32 kernel flavour has knock-on effects for
  installers.

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