Re: Apt-installed kernel-image-2.6.8-power4 will not boot a PowerMac G4!!

To: Sebastian Tennant <sebyte@smolny.plus.com>
Cc: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Apt-installed kernel-image-2.6.8-power4 will not boot a PowerMac G4!!
From: Jens Schmalzing <j.s@lmu.de>
Date: 29 Sep 2004 19:56:06 +0200
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References: <[🔎] pan.2004.09.29.17.11.37.235338@smolny.plus.com>

Hi,

> Apt-installed kernel-image-2.6.8-power4 will not boot a PowerMac G4!!

The -power4 flavour is for machines with POWER4 processors, such as
the IBM pSeries and the Apple PowerMac G5.  On a PowerMac G4, you need
-powerpc.

Regards, Jens.

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