Re: Install disks for PowerPC
On Tue, Apr 21, 1998 at 10:04:07AM -0700, Joel Klecker wrote: i don't think there will be a Debian for the Mac version of the powerPC as Wrong, I am working on just such a thing, powerpc.debian.org is a Motorola StarMax Mac clone of some sort (I'm not clear on the details since the machine is many thousands of miles from me). http://www.infodrom.north.de/Infodrom/tervola.html ^^^ Replace with any hostname in my domain. Regards, Joey -- / Martin Schulze * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * 26129 Oldenburg / / http://home.pages.de/~joey/ / Never trust an operating system you don't have source for! / pgpkQRHBPZiBK.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Install disks for PowerPC
At 14:59 +1200 1998-04-20, Richard L Shepherd wrote: where are they? I see a directory for disks-i386 and several other platforms (alpha, sparc and m68k) but no disks-powerpc. There aren't any, the port is not quite to the point that install disks can be made. We are very close, however. So how does one get started installing Debian on a PowerPC MAC, and where are the instructions? The answer is, you don't, Debian/powerpc is not ready for general consumption yet. -- Joel Espy Kleckermailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]http://web.espy.org/ Debian GNU/Linux Developer...http://www.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Install disks for PowerPC
At 23:23 -0400 1998-04-19, Alain Toussaint wrote: where are they? I see a directory for disks-i386 and several other platforms (alpha, sparc and m68k) but no disks-powerpc. So how does one get started installing Debian on a PowerPC MAC, and where are the instructions? i don't think there will be a Debian for the Mac version of the powerPC as Wrong, I am working on just such a thing, powerpc.debian.org is a Motorola StarMax Mac clone of some sort (I'm not clear on the details since the machine is many thousands of miles from me). long as these machine remain proprietary,there's version of linux for the IBM powerPC line but the only linux distribution especially for the Mac PPC is available at: http://www.mklinux.apple.com/ That is not correct either, PCI Power Macs have been supported by LinuxPPC for about 18 months now, the machines are somewhat closed, but still quite a bit of documentation on the workings of the machines is available. i did research some documentation there and their linux version have some files covered under another licence than the GPL due to the proprietary nature of the machine (and these files i'm talking'bout are sometime critical to linux) Also wrong, MkLinux is a Linux single-server running on top of the OSF Mach 3 microkernel, the microkernel is not licensed under the GPL, but instead under an XFree86-like license. The Linux server is licensed under the GPL as it must be. -- Joel Espy Kleckermailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]http://web.espy.org/ Debian GNU/Linux Developer...http://www.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Install disks for PowerPC
where are they? I see a directory for disks-i386 and several other platforms (alpha, sparc and m68k) but no disks-powerpc. So how does one get started installing Debian on a PowerPC MAC, and where are the instructions? TIA 8---8 Richard Shepherd ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 8---8 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Install disks for PowerPC
where are they? I see a directory for disks-i386 and several other platforms (alpha, sparc and m68k) but no disks-powerpc. So how does one get started installing Debian on a PowerPC MAC, and where are the instructions? i don't think there will be a Debian for the Mac version of the powerPC as long as these machine remain proprietary,there's version of linux for the IBM powerPC line but the only linux distribution especially for the Mac PPC is available at: http://www.mklinux.apple.com/ i did research some documentation there and their linux version have some files covered under another licence than the GPL due to the proprietary nature of the machine (and these files i'm talking'bout are sometime critical to linux) hope this help. Alain -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Install disks for PowerPC
On Sun, 19 Apr 1998, Alain Toussaint wrote: where are they? I see a directory for disks-i386 and several other platforms (alpha, sparc and m68k) but no disks-powerpc. So how does one get started installing Debian on a PowerPC MAC, and where are the instructions? i don't think there will be a Debian for the Mac version of the powerPC as long as these machine remain proprietary,there's version of linux for the IBM powerPC line but the only linux distribution especially for the Mac PPC is available at: Thanx for the reply. So how does one get started with the IBM PowerPC then if there are no disks-powerpc? 8---8 Richard Shepherd ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Phone: 07-838-4764 8---8 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Install disks for PowerPC
Thanx for the reply. So how does one get started with the IBM PowerPC then if there are no disks-powerpc? you check elsewhere for now,it's a very real possibility that Debian developper are crafting a very good distribution but that need time and they seem to be very busy (with the release of hamm i.e. Debian 2.0) if you need something that'll run on a IBM PPC,you can take a look at the linuxppc web site ( http://www.linuxppc.org if my memory is exact,i'll check when reconnecting to the internet i.e. in a few minutes). HTH (Hope That Help) Alain -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
