[kernel] r7802 - dists/etch

[Dann Frazier]

Author: dannf
Date: Wed Nov 15 00:43:41 2006
New Revision: 7802

Modified:
   dists/etch/etch-release-notes
Log:
* Note that 80386 machines are no longer supported
* Describe how to manually install a linux-image-2.6 metapackage
  if the dist-upgrade failed to install one
* Add a section on initrd-tools deprecation


Modified: dists/etch/etch-release-notes
==============================================================================
--- dists/etch/etch-release-notes	(original)
+++ dists/etch/etch-release-notes	Wed Nov 15 00:43:41 2006
@@ -3,19 +3,50 @@
 Linux kernel packages have been renamed from kernel-* to linux-* in order
 to open up the namespace for non-Linux kernel packages in Debian.
 
-initramfs-tools/yaird
----------------------
-[need to note this change, and describe upgrade issues like upgrading to
- etch when running a 2.4 kernel]
-
 <arch=amd64,i386,ia64>
 SMP kernel changes
 ------------------
-Multiprocessor systems no longer require an *-smp flavour of the Linux kernel.
-linux-image packages without the -smp suffix support will support
+Multiprocessor systems no longer require a *-smp flavour of the Linux kernel.
+linux-image packages without the -smp suffix support have support for
 multiprocessor systems.
 </arch>
 
+<arch=i386>
+386 kernel flavour deprecated
+-----------------------------
+Support for the 80386 sub-archicture for i386 has been dropped in etch.
+The 386 kernel flavor is no longer supported and has been replaced by the
+new 486 flavour.
+</arch>
+
+Upgrading to an etch kernel
+---------------------------
+When you dist-upgrade from sarge to etch, it is strongly recommended that you
+install a new linux-image-2.6-* metapackage. This package may automatically be
+installed by the dist-upgrade process. You can verify this by running:
+ $ dpkg -l | grep '^ii  linux-image'
+
+If you do not see any output, then you will need to install a new linux-image
+package by hand. To see a list of available linux-image-2.6 metapackages, run:
+
+  $ apt-cache search linux-image-2.6- | grep -v transition
+
+If you are unsure about which package to select, run 'uname -r' and look for
+a package with a similar name. For example, if you see '2.4.27-3-686',
+it is recommended that you install linux-image-2.6-686. You may also use
+apt-cache to see a long description of each package in order to help choose
+the best one available. For example:
+
+  $ apt-cache show linux-image-2.6-686
+
+initrd-tools deprecated
+-----------------------
+initrd-tools is no longer supported and has been superseded by initramfs-tools
+and yaird. Upgrading to an etch kernel will cause initramfs-tools to be
+installed by default. If you are upgrading from a 2.4 kernel to a 2.6 kernel
+for the first time, you must use initramfs-tools. yaird will cause
+linux-image-2.6 installations to fail when running on a 2.2 or 2.4 kernel.
+
 <arch=!hppa,!amd64>
 2.2/2.4 Linux kernels no longer supported
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