Re: Re: Cross compiling linux-2.6.12-rc1 G4 -> G5
On Tue, 2005-04-05 at 12:20, grave wrote:
> > I'm trying to build a bootable kernel for my new mono-processor G5. I
> > need the latest version because of the new hardware used in the G5.
> >
> > Has anybody already done this?
> Yep...
Great!
> You have two options : running a ppc32 or ppc64 kernel.
> In both case, the g5_config in the configs directory under arch/ppc or
> arch/ppc64 is a good starting point. Do you have a powermac or an iMac
> G5 ? In the first case in think the latest kernels from kernel.org
> supports it, in the second case, here at lab we used a pacthed kernel
> from another source (can't get the url for the moment but if you really
> need it I'll try to find it out). May be somebody else know about iMac
> G5 support in the kernel.org tree.
I've got a Powermac G5, so I'm definitely interested in the source
you've used. I'll go for a ppc32 kernel first. Getting Debian on my G5
will already be a huge achievement!
> hope it will help...
It definitely does. Thanks!
Francois
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