Re: Removal of POWER4 support
On Sunday, April 8, 2018, 9:03:23 PM, you Michel Ellerman wrote:
> I asked 1 year ago if anyone was using Power4, and got no responses:
> https://lists.ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/2017-April/156213.html
> I realise you probably don't follow the mailing list, perhaps I should
> have Cc'ed debian-powerpc or some other lists.
> Anyway if you are actually using mainline on a Power4 then we can re-add
> support for it, if you are willing to test it, because I have no Power4
> machines to test on.
Michael,
I joined the linuxppc-dev list shortly after those posts, so was not
aware of the query or discussion.
I have a IBM 7028-6C4 4-way box (POWER4+) that I use fairly regularly
to do open source software under AIX. It has current firmware. I
another 9113-550 (POWER5) 4-way box - had to run 220V power for that.
I've not tried to install Debian lately. I saw a post from Sept 2015
titled "Re: Jessie 8.2 installer boot on POWER4+ failed" which raised
an issue on a 2028-6E4 2-way.
It was unclear from the brief patch description if POWER4+ would still
be supported. If so, I can certainly slip in a free HDD and try an
install. I'm new to Debian, so might need some assistance from this
list.
Al
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