mc wrote:
Op Monday 23 June 2008 09:25:04 schreef Steven DuBois:
I installed Arch on my x86 Desktop and my macbook and i love it. I attempted to install Debian on my G5 PowerMac but had no luck (yaboot problems). What I would like to know is how well does Arch work on a G5, does anyone here use it on a regular basis, and what are the challenges to installing it. Eventually, I would like to stop using OS X.
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Arch PPC is 32 bit only, so it does NOT work on a G5.I have Debian running on an Imac G5 and it installed without the slightest problem (it is a Debian only machine). There have been more posts, with possible solutions, on this topic so a search for G5 or Apple 64 bit in the forum could help.
Actually it does, it most probably would require to build a 64bit kernel with 32bit emulation enabled. I have no idea how yaboot would fail on a G5 as I don't have any. I can say this much though, archppc works just fine on my ps3 with a powerpc64 kernel, although I wouldn't recommend running it if you expect performance. Cheers, Alex