Hi,
> Has anyone tried any of the Wallstreet G4 upgrades with cooker-ppc? I have the BlueChip (Powerlogix) G3/500 in a Wallstreet 2/233. It runs _extremely_ hot but it does linux (linuxppc/2000 + Mandrake beta,8.0,8.2) fine. Powerlogix warn about sleep support and reduced max ram on their stuff for the G4 version which is significantly more expensive, and not IMHO worth the extra. AFAIK the graphics chip in the machine is going to hold back any multimedia app that actually has hand coded Altivec instructions (this is in linux). The wallstreet has no fan and the case is often very very hot to the touch. There was a batch of processors which burnt out and had to be replaced (I got free upgrade from G3/466 to G3/500 after 3 months waiting for new chip). I guess they had too many problems cos I do not see the G3/500 available on their website now. Try phoning them to ask about linux support -- in the past they have been very explicit about their support and their monitoring tool has a check box for BootX support. > So far, I have: > One solid report that the BlueChip will not work with Yellow Dog, > An unproven claim that the Newer Nu Pwr surgical upgrade will work with *Linux, > No info on the Sonnet Crescendo/WS G4. Good luck, Q. PS: expat from UK in Cornell, NY, USA.
