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=62&rev1=61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ===== 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. - * Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] also supports IBM pSeries, IBM iSeries, IBM RS/6000, Genesi Pegasos II / Efika, PA Semi 'Electra', and IBM Cell Broadband Engine machines. - * Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] includes new hardware support for Genesi Efika, and for the Sony Play''''''Station 3. + * Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] supports the “New World” generation of Apple Power Macintosh, shipped from circa 1999 onward. Although "Old World" machines should work, they require a special bootloader which is not included in the Fedora distribution. + * Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] supports IBM RS/6000, pSeries, iSeries, and Cell Broadband Engine machines. + * Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] also supports the Sony Play''''''Station 3 and Genesi Pegasos II and Efika. + * Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] includes new hardware support for the P.A. Semiconductor 'Electra' machines. * Recommended for text-mode: 233 MHz G3 or better, 128MiB RAM. * Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz G3 or better, 256MiB RAM. @@ -68, +69 @@ setenv auto-boot? true }}} + * PA Semi Electra + + The Electra firmware does not yet support yaboot; to install on Electra, you can boot the {{{ppc64.img}}} netboot image. After the installation, you will need to manually configure the firmware to load the installed kernel and initrd from the {{{/boot}}} partition. + Refer to the firmware documentation for further details. + * 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]. A suitable boot loader image can be found on Sony's "ADDON" CD, available from ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/geoff/cell/ -- Fedora-relnotes-content mailing list Fedora-relnotes-content@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-relnotes-content
