On Sunday, April 8, 2018, 9:03:23 PM, you Michel Ellerman wrote: > I asked 1 year ago if anyone was using Power4, and got no responses: > https://lists.ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/2017-April/156213.html
> I realise you probably don't follow the mailing list, perhaps I should > have Cc'ed debian-powerpc or some other lists. > Anyway if you are actually using mainline on a Power4 then we can re-add > support for it, if you are willing to test it, because I have no Power4 > machines to test on. Michael, I joined the linuxppc-dev list shortly after those posts, so was not aware of the query or discussion. I have a IBM 7028-6C4 4-way box (POWER4+) that I use fairly regularly to do open source software under AIX. It has current firmware. I another 9113-550 (POWER5) 4-way box - had to run 220V power for that. I've not tried to install Debian lately. I saw a post from Sept 2015 titled "Re: Jessie 8.2 installer boot on POWER4+ failed" which raised an issue on a 2028-6E4 2-way. It was unclear from the brief patch description if POWER4+ would still be supported. If so, I can certainly slip in a free HDD and try an install. I'm new to Debian, so might need some assistance from this list. Al
