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Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023 23:12:53 +0200
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Subject: Re: kernel requires the following features pae
From: "alice" <alice@ayaya.dev>
To: "Paul Gallegos" <paul@dkcomm.net>, <~alpine/users@lists.alpinelinux.org>
References: <03307148-0c4f-2aff-a4c9-cf9900221db5@dkcomm.net>
In-Reply-To: <03307148-0c4f-2aff-a4c9-cf9900221db5@dkcomm.net>

On Tue Jun 13, 2023 at 10:47 PM CEST, Paul Gallegos wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a Kohjinsha SA1F00A UMPC (from 2007!) with the following specs:
> AMD Geode LX800 @ 550 MHz
> 1 GB RAM (not upgradable)
> 30 GB HD
>
>
> It formerly had Windows 95 on it, but obviously that wasn't going to=20
> last, so I chose Alpine because of its long history with older=20
> hardware.=C2=A0 I first installed Alpine 3.10 with no issues, then upgrad=
ed=20
> to 3.12 when it was available.
>
> Rock solid on 3.12 since 2020.
>
>
> Yesterday, being bored, I decided to make a change and upgrade to the=20
> latest version (3.18).=C2=A0 That was a mistake.
>
> After the upgrade and subsequent reboot, I got the "This kernel requires=
=20
> the following features" error listing "pae" as the culprit.

sounds like https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/commit/ea95865da=
efe76f6fa92806f747e98e829320d32
broke it

>
> I downloaded the x86 ISO for Alpine 3.17 extended and installed that and=
=20
> it worked again. Then, since I was already blasting away OS versions, I=
=20
> figured what the hell and upgraded to edge and then rebooted.
>
> Same error.
>
>
> What happened between 3.17 and 3.18/edge that this error is now=20
> prevalent? Is there something I can do to remediate this, or am I stuck=
=20
> at 3.17 for the foreseeable future?