Re: Debian/ppc64el images being tested daily
Hello,
On 06/03/2016 06:37 PM, Programmingkid wrote:
>
> On Jun 3, 2016, at 12:35 PM, Breno Leitao wrote:
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>> On 06/03/2016 10:46 AM, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
>>> On Fri, Jun 03, 2016 at 12:28:53AM -0400, Programmingkid wrote:
>>>> I was wondering if someone could change the PowerPC KDE iso so it can have a display manager running at startup by default. They are a lot easier to use than a command-line. Would you know who to contact to get this done?
>>>
>>> Select desktop task in tasksel while installing?
>>>
>>> Well assuming the drivers work on your particular powerpc machine
>>> of course. If they don't then the display manager can't help you.
>>
>> Right. The driver should work for some cards, as least we are testing ASPEED model
>> AST2400, and it works fine, but, we do not intend to test X sessions on this test set.
>>
>> Our focus, at list in the near term, is command line/console tests.
> Ok.
>
> Is there a PowerPC Macintosh model that does boot to a display manager after installing the KDE version of Debian?
I don't think that any PowerPC Macintosh is able to boot ppc64el port. I think old
Mac users are relying mostly on powerpc port. I also understand that powerpc
installation starts a desktop window manager as soon as it installs.
Anyway, regarding ppc64el, I understand that the default desktop installation
would be more useful if you have a Talos workstation[1], or maybe a powerpc laptop[2].
[1] https://www.raptorengineering.com/TALOS/prerelease.php
[2] http://www.powerpc-notebook.org/en/
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