Re: 2.4.21 on a G3
Just some more info (to add fuel to the fire ;-)
The kernel.org trees do build and run cleanly (for the most part) on the
PowerPC. Back when the Power PC CPU was beginning to be supported, I
remember trying out "vanilla" kernel.org sources around 2.2.12 - 2.2.14.
It is true that newer major kernel releases tend to be released for x86,
and stable kernels for the PPC tend to get there 5-10 sub-releases later.
And this will probably be the case when 2.6 is released.
But for me, who has much older hardware, and doesn't need anything too
fancy in terms of features or support - the kernel.org stuff is fine.
If you are after support for newer features or newer hardware, one of
the Power PC specific kernels is the only way to go.
cheers
vinai
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On Wed, 18 Jun 2003, Sven Luther wrote:
> There are actually many kernel trees that are applicable for powerpc.
> There is the official linux 2.4.21, there are the linuxppc_2_4, the
> linuxppc_2_4_devel, the stable and unstable benh trees and maybe a few
> other i am not aware of. I am still a bit confused by all this myself,
> so if i make a mistake or let something out, please someone correct me.
>
> The vanilla kernel.org kernel is the one which get packaged into
> kernel-source-2.4.21 by Herbert Xu, and does probably not really build
> on ppc, or at least doesn't contain all the latest changes. It also
> contain some debian specific patches, for security and other purposes,
> especially as the debian revision grows higher.
>
> The linuxppc_2_4 kernel is the one which did get previously packaged by
> Dan, and will now be packaged by me. This one contains powerpc specific
> changes, which are slowly integrated into the kernel.org trees. The
> linuppc_2_4_devel and the linuxppc_2_5_devel are two developpment trees
> based on this one, or something such.
>
> And then, there are the -benh trees, which are also packaged, and
> contain more apple specific stuff or something such, which will also
> over time go into the linuxppc kernels and then into the kernel.org
> kernel.
>
> So, if you are too impatient to wait for the kernel-patch-2.4.21-powerpc
> package, or the equivalent -benh package, your best bet would be to grab
> the linuxppc_2_4 or -benh1 kernel from bk.
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