Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by DavidWoodhouse: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/ArchSpecific/PPC?action=diff&rev2=43&rev1=42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Minimum CPU: PowerPC G3 / POWER3 * Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] supports only the “New World” generation of Apple Power Macintosh, shipped from circa 1999 onward. * Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] also supports IBM pSeries, IBM iSeries, IBM RS/6000, Genesi Pegasos II, and IBM Cell Broadband Engine machines. + * Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] includes new hardware support for Genesi Efika, and for the Sony Play''''''Station 3. * Recommended for text-mode: 233 MHz G3 or better, 128MiB RAM. * Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz G3 or better, 256MiB RAM. @@ -22, +23 @@ Additional space is also required for any user data, and at least 5% free space should be maintained for proper system operation. - == 64 KiB pages on 64-bit machines == + == 4 KiB pages on 64-bit machines == - The PowerPC64 kernel now runs with a page size of 64 KiB, instead of 4 KiB as used in Fedora Core 5. The installer should reformat any swap partitions automatically during an upgrade. + After a brief experiment with 64KiB pages in Fedora Core 6, the PowerPC64 kernel has now been switched back to 4KiB pages. The installer should reformat any swap partitions automatically during an upgrade. == The Apple keyboard == @@ -34, +35 @@ Fedora Installation Disc 1 is bootable on supported hardware. In addition, a bootable CD image appears in the `images/` directory of this disc. These images behave differently according to your system hardware: - * The bootloader automatically boots the appropriate 32-bit or 64-bit installer. + * On most machines, the bootloader automatically boots the appropriate 32-bit or 64-bit installer from the install disc. The default `gnome-power-manager` package includes power management support, including sleep and backlight level management. Users with more complex requirements can use the `apmud` package in Fedora Extras. To install `apmud` after installation, use the following command: {{{su -c 'yum install apmud' @@ -60, +61 @@ You must also configure Open''''''Firmware on the Pegasos manually to make the installed Fedora system bootable. To do this, set the {{{boot-device}}} and {{{boot-file}}} environment variables appropriately. + * Genesi Efika + + At the time of writing, the firmware of the Efika has bugs which prevent correct operation of the {{{yaboot}}} bootloader. An updated firmware should be available by April 2007, in advance of the release of Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]]. With a fixed firmware, installation on Efika should be the same as on Pegasos II. + + * Sony Play''''''Station 3 + + For installation on Play''''''Station 3, first update to firmware 1.60 or later. The "Other OS" boot loader must be installed into the flash, following the instructions at [http://www.playstation.com/ps3-openplatform/manual.html]. At the time of writing, a Fedora-specific boot loader is not yet available; by the time of the release of Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] this lack should be remedied. + * Network booting Combined images containing the installer kernel and ramdisk are located in the `images/netboot/` directory of the installation tree. They are intended for network booting with TFTP, but can be used in many ways. -- Fedora-relnotes-content mailing list Fedora-relnotes-content@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-relnotes-content
