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 PaulFrields: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/ArchSpecific/PPC?action=diff&rev2=47&rev1=46 The comment on the change is: Adh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + === PPC Specifics for Fedora === - {{{#!html - <h2>PPC Specifics for Fedora</h2>}}} This section covers specific information about Fedora and the PPC hardware platform. - === PPC Hardware Requirements === + ==== Hardware Requirements for PPC ==== - ==== Processor and Memory ==== + ===== Processor and memory ===== * Minimum CPU: PowerPC G3 / POWER3 * Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] supports only the “New World” generation of Apple Power Macintosh, shipped from circa 1999 onward. @@ -16, +15 @@ * Recommended for text-mode: 233 MHz G3 or better, 128MiB RAM. * Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz G3 or better, 256MiB RAM. - ==== Hard Disk Space Requirements ==== + ===== Hard disk space ===== The disk space requirements listed below represent the disk space taken up by Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] after installation is complete. However, additional disk space is required during installation to support the installation environment. This additional disk space corresponds to the size of `/Fedora/base/stage2.img` (on Installation Disc 1) plus the size of the files in `/var/lib/rpm` on the installed system. @@ -24, +23 @@ Additional space is also required for any user data, and at least 5% free space should be maintained for proper system operation. - ==== 4 KiB Pages on 64-bit Machines ==== + ==== 4 KiB Pages on 64-bit machines ==== 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 ==== + ==== The Apple keyboard ==== The {{{Option}}} key on Apple systems is equivalent to the {{{Alt}}} key on the PC. Where documentation and the installer refer to the {{{Alt}}} key, use the {{{Option}}} key. For some key combinations you may need to use the {{{Option}}} key in conjunction with the {{{Fn}}} key, such as {{{Option}}}-{{{Fn}}}-{{{F3}}} to switch to virtual terminal tty3. - ==== PPC Installation Notes ==== + ==== PPC installation notes ==== 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: -- Fedora-relnotes-content mailing list Fedora-relnotes-content@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-relnotes-content
