On 10.04 LTS my little Dell D600I could use PAE-Kernels with no problems. (36-bits) . As per today it runs with the Mainline Kernel 3.10.7-031007-generic - lawlessly. Thanks to Prof7bits "Fake-PAE"
And this confirms comment #179: ... the Linux documentation states that if you can boot a PAE kernel, then your CPU has PAE. If you don't have PAE, then the kernel won't even boot. Simple as that. Don't argue wt dev's why priorize the non-PAE over the PAE. see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Address_Extension#Linux . It's an non-arguable decision, even though anyone wt. a RAM > 4GiB should decide for a 64-Bit system. :-) If the Kernel naming would clearly state it's a PAE, since the other Kernel's part was removed, we would probably not need a preinst. script to drag people away Ubuntu, even from other flavours. Like Elementary-OS Well, if Intel thought they shouldn't equipe some Pentium M with a PAE flag (even though it's capable) they deserve a bug-report. And should publish a new updated BIOS. They always had open ears to Linux users. It's the old linux-users desease working rather on the effects than on the impact. Nowadays I need to edit & manipulate the downloaded CD for an installation? That's possible & ends up with ISO-start in GRUB2. This is Not o.k.! Pls support bug#1214462 – " Kernel Description doesn't explain its a PAE-Kernel _ since 3.4.0.1.1 _ Linus would not smile _. " -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/930447 Title: Unable to start Ubuntu 12.04 live CD with syslinux loader on Pentium M x86 Laptop due to bug in PAE kernel, initramfs or syslinux Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in “syslinux” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in Baltix GNU/Linux: Triaged Bug description: Ubuntu 12.04 doesn't start from Desktop CD or USB with syslinux boot loader on Pentium M 1.6Ghz or faster Pentium M CPU - displays error message about missing PAE feature in CPU, but *the same* *Ubuntu 12.04* Desktop CD/LiveUSB starts fine on *the same CPU* (and same PAE kernel) if GRUB boot loader is used, for example when WUBI or LiveUSB with GRUB boot loader, like Multisystem (http://liveusb.info/dotclear/index.php?pages/install ) is used! The error message is: "This kernel requires the following features not present on the CPU: pae. Unable to boot - please use a kernel appropriate for you CPU." THIS IS AN IMPORTANT REGRESSION! People are able to install and successfully use Ubuntu 12.04 on such pretty new hardware, like IBM Thinkpad T42 laptop with Pentium M 1700Mhz processor, but the bug in syslinux (or something related) forbids Ubuntu 12.04 installation. This bug is reproducible on lots of computers, there are several log files and /proc/cpuinfo file attached to this bugreport, AFAIK it's enough to reopen this bug. --- ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 CurrentDmesg: Error: command ['sh', '-c', 'dmesg | comm -13 --nocheck-order /var/log/dmesg -'] failed with exit code 1: comm: /var/log/dmesg: Permission denied MachineType: IBM 2373PPU dmi.bios.date: 06/18/2007 dmi.bios.vendor: IBM dmi.bios.version: 1RETDRWW (3.23 ) dmi.board.name: 2373PPU dmi.board.vendor: IBM dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: IBM dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIBM:bvr1RETDRWW(3.23):bd06/18/2007:svnIBM:pn2373PPU:pvrThinkPadT42:rvnIBM:rn2373PPU:rvrNotAvailable:cvnIBM:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 2373PPU dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T42 dmi.sys.vendor: IBM To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/930447/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
