On Thu, Nov 30, 2006 at 04:42:55PM +0100, Holger Levsen wrote: > Hi, > > I propose to add the following and attached patch to the errata: > > [Issues on powerpc] > > + <li>on G5 imacs the fans are very loud, switch to a different > + console and run <a > href="http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/d-i/trunk/packages/rootskel/src/lib/debian-installer-startup.d/S05fancontrol-linux-powerpc?op=file&sc=1";>these > > commands</a> to make them silent.</li>
Holger, ... The issue is not restricted to G5 imacs, but to all G5/64bit powerpc hardware from apple. This means also the G5 powermacs, and the G5 XServers. So, i would use instead : On G5 Apple machines, ... > If you say go ahead, I can commit it myself. Otherwise feel free to reword > it, > but this annoying issue should be documented properly. > > BTW, http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/errata doesn't mention how > to report bugs to the errata - in the bottom it even tells me to report > problems to [EMAIL PROTECTED] What _is_ the correct way? > > BTW2, I also suggest to truncate the comment in S05fancontrol-linux-powerpc > to > the first four words of it - ibook's and other fans dont go to aircraft I don't remember the comment exactly, but notice that : * I think i said something about G5 apple machines, or should have, there are no G5 ibooks or powerbooks. * Most of the modules are only present in the powerpc64 flavour. > levels and the filename suggest it's executed on all powerpc machines.. Ideally, a check for 64bitness could be added, altough i had some user suggest that some of those modules would be useful on ibooks also. I am not fully sure as i didn't investigate at the time. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
