i put OpenSuSE on my thinkPad t42 - it works well.
On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 5:58 AM, Brian Murray <email address hidden> wrote:
> Chris - thanks for updating your patch. I committed a variation of it
> to trunk and will upload a new version of the release upgrader shortly.
>
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> duplicate bug report (1068862).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1160346
>
> Title:
> do-release-upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 on Pentium-M fails, breaks system
> without any warning (This kernel does not support a non-PAE CPU)
>
> Status in Ubuntu Release Upgrader:
> New
> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
> Status in “ubuntu-release-upgrader” package in Ubuntu:
> Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> Attempting to upgrade from Precise with a non-PAE kernel will result
> in a failed upgrade. do-release-upgrade should check whether the user
> is using a non-PAE kernel and refuse to run, rather than upgrading to
> a broken system with no installed kernel.
>
> After downloading 1.5GB+ of data and over 1000 new packages, the
> upgrade will eventually report failure. Looking through the logs there
> is no kernel installed because of the error "This kernel does not
> support a non-PAE CPU.":
>
> Selecting previously unselected package linux-image-3.5.0-26-generic.^M
> Unpacking linux-image-3.5.0-26-generic (from
> .../linux-image-3.5.0-26-generic_3.5.0-26.42_i386.deb) ...^M
> This kernel does not support a non-PAE CPU.^M
> dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.5.0-26-generic_3.5.0-26.42_i386.deb
> (--unpack):^M
> subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1^M
> No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
>
> Related bugs:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/897786 Kernel is
> dropping non-PAE flavour
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1068862 upgrade
> from 12.04 to 12.10 on a sans-pae CPU leaves kernel broken
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1160346/+subscriptions
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i put OpenSuSE on my thinkPad t42 - it works well.
On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 5:58 AM, Brian Murray <email address hidden> wrote:
> Chris - thanks for updating your patch. I committed a variation of it /bugs.launchpad .net/bugs/ 1160346 release- upgrader” package in Ubuntu: 3.5.0-26- generic. ^M 3.5.0-26- generic (from image-3. 5.0-26- generic_ 3.5.0-26. 42_i386. deb) ...^M apt/archives/ linux-image- 3.5.0-26- generic_ 3.5.0-26. 42_i386. deb /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ linux/+ bug/897786 Kernel is /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ linux/+ bug/1068862 upgrade /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu- release- upgrader/ +bug/1160346/ +subscriptions
> to trunk and will upload a new version of the release upgrader shortly.
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> duplicate bug report (1068862).
> https:/
>
> Title:
> do-release-upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 on Pentium-M fails, breaks system
> without any warning (This kernel does not support a non-PAE CPU)
>
> Status in Ubuntu Release Upgrader:
> New
> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
> Status in “ubuntu-
> Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> Attempting to upgrade from Precise with a non-PAE kernel will result
> in a failed upgrade. do-release-upgrade should check whether the user
> is using a non-PAE kernel and refuse to run, rather than upgrading to
> a broken system with no installed kernel.
>
> After downloading 1.5GB+ of data and over 1000 new packages, the
> upgrade will eventually report failure. Looking through the logs there
> is no kernel installed because of the error "This kernel does not
> support a non-PAE CPU.":
>
> Selecting previously unselected package linux-image-
> Unpacking linux-image-
> .../linux-
> This kernel does not support a non-PAE CPU.^M
> dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/
> (--unpack):^M
> subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1^M
> No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
>
> Related bugs:
>
> https:/
> dropping non-PAE flavour
> https:/
> from 12.04 to 12.10 on a sans-pae CPU leaves kernel broken
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https:/
>
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