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author | Frans Pop <fjp> | 2005-08-23 10:41:07 +0000 |
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committer | Frans Pop <fjp> | 2005-08-23 10:41:07 +0000 |
commit | 83a58aebde3d35e78ae2c4edbae1967450e0f5be (patch) | |
tree | e9f1f833041dad7510eba7019edc81fb44f9714e /english/ports/powerpc | |
parent | 52893e190f5dd9606c24b52f1c3af3318cd40ba4 (diff) |
Apply patch from Shyamal Prasad; update brings page in line with Sarge installation guide
CVS version numbers
english/ports/powerpc/inst/install.wml: 1.18 -> 1.19
Diffstat (limited to 'english/ports/powerpc')
-rw-r--r-- | english/ports/powerpc/inst/install.wml | 64 |
1 files changed, 59 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/english/ports/powerpc/inst/install.wml b/english/ports/powerpc/inst/install.wml index 1a01671c2e8..f233f52a82f 100644 --- a/english/ports/powerpc/inst/install.wml +++ b/english/ports/powerpc/inst/install.wml @@ -17,7 +17,46 @@ There are four major supported <em>powerpc</em> flavors: PMac (Power-Macintosh), Apus, CHRP and PReP machines. Ports to other <em>powerpc</em> architectures, such as the Be-Box and MBX architecture, are underway but not yet supported by Debian. We may -have a 64bit port (Power3) in the future. +have a 64bit port in the future. + +<p> +There are also four flavours of the powerpc kernel in Debian. These +are based on the specific CPU type in use (and should not be confused +with the architecture flavours discussed above):</p> + +<div><dl> + +<dt>powerpc</dt> + +<dd><p> +Most systems use this kernel flavour, which supports the PowerPC 601, +603, 604, 740, 750, and 7400 processors. All Apple Power Macintosh +systems up to and including the G4 use processors supported by this +kernel.</p></dd> + +<dt>power3</dt> + +<dd><p> +The POWER3 processor is used in older IBM 64-bit server systems: known +models include the IntelliStation POWER Model 265, the pSeries 610 and +640, and the RS/6000 7044-170, 7044-260, and 7044-270.</p></dd> + +<dt>power4</dt> + +<dd><p> +The POWER4 processor is used in more recent IBM 64-bit server systems: +known models include the pSeries 615, 630, 650, 655, 670, and 690. +The Apple G5 is also based on the POWER4 architecture, and uses this +kernel flavour.</p></dd> + +<dt>apus</dt> + +<dd><p> +This kernel flavour supports the Amiga Power-UP System. +</p></dd> + +</dl></div> + <p> Apple (and briefly a few other manufacturers - Power Computing, for example) makes a series of Macintosh computers based on the PowerPC @@ -35,9 +74,9 @@ PCI bus. Most 603, 603e, 604, and 604e based Power Macintoshes are OldWorld machines. The beige colored G3 systems are also OldWorld. <p> The so called NewWorld PowerMacs are any PowerMacs in translucent -colored plastic cases. The NewWorld PowerMacs are also known for using -the `ROM in RAM' system for MacOS, and were manufactured from mid-1998 -onwards. +colored plastic cases, all iMacs, iBooks, G4 and G5 systems. The +NewWorld PowerMacs are also known for using the `ROM in RAM' system +for MacOS, and were manufactured from mid-1998 onwards. <p>Here is a list of powerpc machines which should work with Debian.</p> @@ -54,15 +93,21 @@ onwards. <tr><td>iMac Bondi Blue, 5 Flavors, Slot Loading</td> <td><a href="pmac">powermac-NewWorld</a></td></tr> <tr><td>iMac Summer 2000, Early 2001</td> <td><a href="pmac">powermac-NewWorld</a></td></tr> +<tr><td>iMac G5</td> <td><a href="pmac">powermac-NewWorld</a></td></tr> <tr><td>iBook, iBook SE, iBook Dual USB</td> <td><a href="pmac">powermac-NewWorld</a></td></tr> <tr><td>iBook2</td> <td><a href="pmac">powermac-NewWorld</a></td></tr> +<tr><td>iBook G4</td> <td><a href="pmac">powermac-NewWorld</a></td></tr> <tr><td>Power Macintosh Blue and White (B&W) G3</td> <td><a href="pmac">powermac-NewWorld</a></td></tr> <tr><td>Power Macintosh G4 PCI, AGP, Cube</td> <td><a href="pmac">powermac-NewWorld</a></td></tr> <tr><td>Power Macintosh G4 Gigabit Ethernet</td> <td><a href="pmac">powermac-NewWorld</a></td></tr> <tr><td>Power Macintosh G4 Digital Audio, Quicksilver</td> <td><a href="pmac">powermac-NewWorld</a></td></tr> +<tr><td>Power Macintosh G5</td> <td><a href="pmac">powermac-NewWorld</a></td></tr> <tr><td>PowerBook G3 FireWire Pismo (2000)</td> <td><a href="pmac">powermac-NewWorld</a></td></tr> <tr><td>PowerBook G3 Lombard (1999)</td> <td><a href="pmac">powermac-NewWorld</a></td></tr> <tr><td>PowerBook G4 Titanium</td> <td><a href="pmac">powermac-NewWorld</a></td></tr> +<tr><td>PowerBook G4 Aluminum</td> <td><a href="pmac">powermac-NewWorld</a></td></tr> +<tr><td>Mac mini</td> <td><a href="pmac">powermac-NewWorld</a></td></tr> +<tr><td>Xserve G5</td> <td><a href="pmac">powermac-NewWorld</a></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr> <tr><td>Performa 4400, 54xx, 5500</td> <td><a href="pmac">powermac-OldWorld</a></td></tr> @@ -125,7 +170,16 @@ onwards. <tr><td>40P, 43P</td> <td><a href="prep">PReP</a></td></tr> <tr><td>Power 830/850/860 (6070, 6050)</td> <td><a href="prep">PReP</a></td></tr> <tr><td>6015, 6030, 7025, 7043</td> <td><a href="prep">PReP</a></td></tr> -<tr><td>p640, p630 (7028-6C4)</td> <td><a href="prep">PReP</a></td></tr> +<tr><td>p640</td> <td><a href="prep">PReP</a></td></tr> +<tr><td>B50, 43-P150, 44P</td> <td><a href="apus">CHRP</a></td></tr> + +<tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr> +<tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"> + <td><strong>Genesi</strong></td> + <td></td> +</tr> + +<tr><td>Pegasos I, Pegasos II</td> <td><a href="apus">CHRP</a></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"> |