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Re: Debian support for 12'' G4 powerbook



On Tue, 2003-02-18 at 13:49, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote:
> I am considering buying a 12'' G4 powerbook.
> 
> I'm interested to know if it will run Linux (Debian of course),
> specifically:
>     X working

Yes

>     sleep support

No, may take a while before it's supported

>     DVD playing/writing
>     CD playing/writing
>     Firewire support

All above: yes, though I haven't tested how well/bad Xv works
with the nVidia's on PPC

>     Softmodem support

Hrm... That one might work, but the driver has a lot of problems...

> Thanks for any help!
> Rory
> 
> -- 
> Rory Campbell-Lange 
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Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>



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