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-rw-r--r--perl-install/install/NEWS3
-rw-r--r--perl-install/install/pkgs.pm7
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/perl-install/install/NEWS b/perl-install/install/NEWS
index 9c14efa34..3859ca2d2 100644
--- a/perl-install/install/NEWS
+++ b/perl-install/install/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+- fallback on most generic kernel if the suitable one is not available
+ (only kernel-desktop586-latest is available on Dual ISO for i586)
+
Version 12.76 - 30 October 2009
- test existence of /usr/share/bootsplash/scripts/make-boot-splash
diff --git a/perl-install/install/pkgs.pm b/perl-install/install/pkgs.pm
index e3d453791..6e01f37e8 100644
--- a/perl-install/install/pkgs.pm
+++ b/perl-install/install/pkgs.pm
@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ sub bestKernelPackage {
my @preferred_exts = _bestKernel_extensions($o_match_all_hardware);
my @kernels = grep { $_ } map { packageByName($packages, "kernel$_-latest") } @preferred_exts;
+ if (!@kernels) {
+ #- fallback on most generic kernel if the suitable one is not available
+ #- (only kernel-desktop586-latest is available on Dual ISO for i586)
+ my @fallback_exts = _bestKernel_extensions('force');
+ @kernels = grep { $_ } map { packageByName($packages, "kernel$_-latest") } @fallback_exts;
+ }
+
log::l("bestKernelPackage (" . join(':', @preferred_exts) . "): " . join(' ', map { $_->name } @kernels) . (@kernels > 1 ? ' (choosing the first)' : ''));
$kernels[0];