[powerpc-discuss] Re: Port to IBM hardware

2006-07-09 Thread Noah yan
In current stage, the early boot up code are depending on the machine open firmware. So as long as the firmware has IEEE1275 standard interface, it should be easy to migrate the code. Yet a small difference of vendor's firmware implementation may cause some problems that are very hard to debug if c

[powerpc-discuss] Re: Port to IBM hardware

2006-07-09 Thread ken mays
On Fri, Jul 07, 2006 at 05:23:20AM -0700, Ken Mays wrote: > William, > > I did a review for the IBM Intellistation 185 express workstation which is comparable to some of the recent specs and "speculations" on the rumored Genesi ODW Pegasos 3 platforms. > > > IBM IntelliSta

[powerpc-discuss] Re: Port to IBM hardware

2006-07-08 Thread Sven Luther
On Fri, Jul 07, 2006 at 05:23:20AM -0700, Ken Mays wrote: > William, > > I did a review for the IBM Intellistation 185 express workstation which is > comparable to some of the recent specs and "speculations" on the rumored > Genesi ODW Pegasos 3 platforms. > > > IBM Intell

[powerpc-discuss] Re: Port to IBM hardware

2006-07-07 Thread Ken Mays
William, I did a review for the IBM Intellistation 185 express workstation which is comparable to some of the recent specs and "speculations" on the rumored Genesi ODW Pegasos 3 platforms. IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Express http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/intellistation/po