Re: Debian Linux/PPC on G4.
On Wed, Jan 05, 2000 at 09:51:49AM +0000, FASSINO Jean-Philippe wrote:
> Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
>
> > Please, no more HTML mail to the list!
>
> OK, i'm going to try.
Thanks, much appreciated.
> > There is no glibc 2.1.3! We're using the latest available, straight
> > out of CVS.
>
> Yes, but on LinuxPPC there are glibc 2.1.3 beta or alpha which fixe some bug
> of 2.1.2 (for example need 2.1.3 for running JDK 1.2.2 and Xpmac for PPC).
They are just naming it differently. It's the 2.1.x CVS snapshots that
we are also using.
> > > - not contain JDK1.X,
> >
> > True. No one who cares enough about the non-free JDK has put in the
> > effort yet.
>
> Yes, but potato for i386 contain JDK 1.1.7 !
That's an entirely different problem. JDK for x86 is supplied by Sun,
I believe, while JDK for PPC is not. Might be wrong about that though.
> > Obsolete, not to mention bloody painful to compile.
>
> Yes, does FBDev run fast enough than Xpmac ?????
> Because which my configuration i have probleme with speed and
> the FBDev does not work with two screen.
Multihead is also coming, slowly. Yes, there are advantages to Xpmac.
If someone wants to put in the work, perhaps it can be available.
> > Not on all machines, you don't. I believe the G4's can boot without it
> > (yaboot?) but I'm not quite sure.
>
> LinuxPPC say G4 can boot with yabout !?
No idea. I'm just guessing.
Dan
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