In message <DBFABB80F7FD3143A911F9E6CFD477B0056A92E3 at hqemmail02.nvidia.com> you wrote: > > http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/DebianOnPowerpcInstallationHowto > > That could save a lot of time, but is this kernel 2.4-based? The docs > there imply that (buildling a kernel natively section references paths > with 2_4 in them).
Yes, it is. > We already have a 2.4-based MontaVista, but we're trying to get a 2.6 > kernel up and running with NPTL to compare the pthreads performance > differences... You can probably use the 2.4 kernel for installation (or - as mentioned before - just use another PPC box and transfewr the disk drive). Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- Software Engineering: Embedded and Realtime Systems, Embedded Linux Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: wd at denx.de When properly administered, vacations do not diminish productivity: for every week you're away and get nothing done, there's another when your boss is away and you get twice as much done. -- Daniel B. Luten