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.
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.
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
How would I go about compiling my own kernel on a PPC? On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 01:12:26PM +0200, Alexander Baldeck wrote:
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
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Steven DuBois wrote:
How would I go about compiling my own kernel on a PPC?
If you have an existing install that works on your ppc, check if your toolchain supports 64bit: $ vi test.c int main() { return 0; } $ gcc -m64 -o test test.c If it compiles w/o complaining you should be able to build a kernel for powerpc64. Your .config has to include: CONFIG_PPC64=y CONFIG_PPC=y With this kernel built, install image and modules onto a usb stick, boot up and install arch and configure this kernel & modules for your preferred bootloader. Indepth knowledge about this procedure can be found all over the place I'm sure. ^^ Cheers, -G
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