On Fri, Jun 03, 2005 at 12:28:08AM +0100, Paul Brossier wrote: > On Thu, Jun 02, 2005 at 11:34:36PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > > On Sat, May 28, 2005 at 04:15:39PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > > > Thanks to the great job of Jeff Bailey and Matthias Klose, who provided a > > > set > > > of gcc-3.4/glibc-2.3.5 based biarch toolchain, i have managed to build a > > > first > > > ppc64 kernel package, which is available at : > > > > > > http://people.debian.org/~luther/ppc64 > > > > > > Altough obviously untested, as i don't have a ppc64 box, it should install > > > over a normal sarge system, and run on all ppc64 boxes, from power3 RS6K > > > ones > > > to newer iseries, passing by all apple G5 macs, except for the older > > > pre-power5 iseries. It is built without power4 optimization and in SMP > > > mode > > > only for now, since i want to get this flavour tested and investigated > > > before > > > multiplicating the different kernel images. > > > > > > This kernel is *not* yet for production, since at least it will want a > > > 64bit > > > compiled procutils, to take care of 64bit process ids in /proc. > > > > > > Future plans include integrating these kernels in etch, once the biarch > > > toolchain makes it to it, and working on a ppc64 d-i, but first please > > > test > > > this kernel on as much as possible 64bit powerpc machines, and provide > > > feedback to me. > > > > So, none of you G5 powermac owners is willing to test this 64bit kernel, > > after > > all the time folk have been requesting it ? > > > > I have had only two reports so far, one successful on a : > > > > pSeries 630, model 7028-6E4 > > > > and one failed on a : > > > > POWER5 IBM iSeries (i5) model 9406-520 > > > > (probably due to missing LPAR support patches). > > > > In any case, it should work just fine on G5 powermacs. > > Yes it does. Just to be more precise, it runs fine on PowerBook7,2 but > lacks fan control support.
Huh ? If you have a powerbook G5, i guess apple's legal department will be going after you pretty soon for disclosing that fact :) Seriously, the -pseries kernel above should *not* run on a G4 computer like your powerbook. > Now where can i find this toolchain? :-) Ah, i have not yet uploaded it, but will try to do it this week-end. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
