Re: debian ppc website
On Wed, Aug 30, 2000 at 09:22:37PM -0700, Taro Fukunaga wrote:
> Hi, I am planning to install Debian PPC soon, but I've noticed that the
> website says that many machines have not yet been tested. Is this
> website really up-to-date? My configuration:
>
> PowerCenter 120 + Newer 300Mhz G3
> ATI XClaim 3D (8MB)
> Adaptec 2930 Ultra-SCSI card
> 104MB RAM.
> Buggy OF which doesn't like to be tampered with (But I try anyway)
>
> Its very important for me that I have a very stable installation,
> especially X. I have heard that there will be an update to Potato with
> an improved installer and upgraded packages. Is this true? For some
> reason I can't find definite information on the website about the status
> of Debian PPC.
The website is hopelessly out of date.
The update may or may not happen; or rather, it will happen, but may or
may not be significant.
And that configuration should work fairly well. You'll need
xserver-fbdev, and X will be a little slow.
Dan
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