Re: Re: Re: Powermac G5 yaboot install failed

[john fisher <john.fisher@znyx.com>]

I don't have a very good answer on the Sarge kernel or package. I tried
the 31R04 netinstall iso, which is Sid? This 31R04 crashed on boot. I
*think* this means the Sid kernel won't run on the latest PowerMac G5
dual proc.

So I *think* this means the only candidate for this hardware is the
latest testing version ( Dec 5th) plus yaboot 1.3.13-4, plus some
hacking.

I'll start a new thread for my next problem, which is sudo seg faults.

thanks Sven and Shyamal!

John





> I take it that the sarge power4 kernel did not work on your machine?
> 
> Cheers!
> Shyamal

> You must use the power4 kernel with the sarge installer. It is a 32 bit
> kernel, but it is the one that supports the Apple G5 CPU.
> 
> It is possible that much newer G5 hardware will not boot with sarge,
> but mine certainly does (dual 2 Ghz, PowerMac7,3, purchased Dec 2004).
> 
> Cheers!
> Shyamal



> Most probably your hardware is newer than the sarge kernel was. for ppc64,
> just use 2.6.14 debian/sid kernels in a sarge system.
> 
> Friendly,
> 
> Sven Luther


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