FWIW, UP bought 60+ XServe G5s and distributed it to all campuses. :P In addition, we purchased several more XServes (Intel).
On Jun 17, 2007, at 2:30 AM, Gari Melecio wrote: > > Speaking of Xserves, UPLB has at least 3 Xserves IIRC. > > Wala lang. > > On Jun 16, 2007, at ,Jun 16, 11:36AM, [C]hicken [G] od wrote: > >> I protest on the chicken comment! <ahem> <ahem> ha ha ha ha >> >> On the lighter side of things, is Xserver the operating system used >> by mac server-grade units? >> >> Interesting to find a G5 server locally. I wonder how one comes by >> it..... >> >> On 6/12/07, Paolo Alexis Falcone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On >> Tue, 2007-06-12 at 16:29 +0800, Ramil Galib wrote: >>> Any body here have tried installing linux on G5 Xserve? >>> What distro? Please share your experiences. >>> Thanks. >> >> The latest Debian stable (Etch) will install cleanly on an Apple >> Xserve >> G5 (the previous would after much voodoo followed by sprinkling >> blood of >> chickens...). Refer to the manual to boot the OpenFirmware boot >> console >> on the serial port (as the Xserve doesnt come with VGA/DVI output... >> unless you attach a graphics card via a riser). The rest is pretty >> much >> straightforward if you know OF. >> >> The Xserve is known to support booting from CD and USB drives. >> >> Terrasoft's Yellow-Dog Linux will also install on the G5, but I >> haven't >> touched that distro ever. >> >> -- >> Paolo Alexis Falcone >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> ================================= >> Check out my twins! >> http://falconefamily.multiply.com >> ================================= >> >> _________________________________________________ >> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >> [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) >> Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists >> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >> >> >> >> -- >> [C] hicken [G] od >> >> -=>Hi Tek, Lo Life<=- >> http://chickengodpictureshow.blogspot.com >> http://planet-zero.blogspot.com >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> +63-917-998-9361 >> _________________________________________________ >> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >> [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) >> Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists >> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > -- > Garibaldi V. Melecio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > +63.917.951.4054 > - > > > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
