Re: Install debian RS/6000 44P Model 170
On Thu, Jan 22, 2004 at 10:00:34AM -0000, Leigh Brown wrote:
> Sven Luther said:
> > Mmm, if your machine is indeed prep based, please create a prep
> > partition like 6.1 says, move the kernel you downloaded from my site to
> > it, and launch it from OF.
>
> FYI The 170 is a 64-bit Power3 CHRP machine. These support the ppc32 and
> ppc64 kernels, but the 32-bit kernel requires CONFIG_POWER3.
Ok, cool. I will upload a new kernel with power3 and power4 32bit
support soon. We will need to upgrade archdetect for those though, so
kernel-installer installs the right thing.
Could you (or someone) send me the /proc/cpuinfo of those boxes ?
> I know how to make a bootable CD that boots on PReP and CHRP; it would
> be nice if Debian could support that at some point.
Yep, that would be quite welcome, could you share this knowledge with me ?
Or even contribute to the debian-installer effort and do it yourself ?
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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