On Thu, Jun 02, 2005 at 11:25:02PM +0100, Paul Brossier 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. > > i have tried this kernel on a powermac g5. it works fine, except the fan > goes to full speed. i didn't stay a long time on it as it is really > loud, but boot messages were looking good.
Could you paste me the /proc/cpuinfo of this ppc64 kernel ? Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
