[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Where can I get some information about to fix libc for Power3 > > processor. I'd like my RS/6000 machine (Power3) runs Debian > > instead SuSE, but it's a broken libc. > > There are a few areas that libc needs to be fixed: > > debian installer ramdisk > debian base tarball > any updates after that > > On my first install I binary edited each of these but that is too painful. > If you can install on another ppc machine then it is pretty easy to add > a fixed libc just before swapping the disk back to the power3 machine. > > Longer term benh has fixes which once merged (into the kernel and glibc) > will allow power3 to work without problems.
Hi Anton, thanks for your answer. But, what are the fixes needed? Or just recompile a new glibc version? (I don't think so, but... who knows). I followed the usual procedure for that: - Install any Linux - Download base_x.tgz - (cd /target && tar zxvf base_x.tgz) - chroot /target (doesn't work obviously) Thansk in advance, -- German Poo Caaman~o mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ubiobio.cl/~gpoo/chilelindo.html "La historia no se lee, se escribe"
