Hi all, http://www.us.debian.org/ports/powerpc/inst/pmac is quite out of date. I use new Mac hardware (G5), and have little experience with minimal installs of Debian since potato. Comments on the patch below would be appreciated. I will send this to debian-www after any corrections that might be required.
Cheers! Shyamal Index: pmac.wml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/webwml/webwml/english/ports/powerpc/inst/pmac.wml,v retrieving revision 1.14 diff -u -r1.14 pmac.wml --- pmac.wml 13 Oct 2005 19:49:36 -0000 1.14 +++ pmac.wml 23 Oct 2005 02:16:20 -0000 @@ -25,15 +25,13 @@ <p> -As a general rule, hardware newer than 2001 or so is more well -supported by the more-recent 2.4 series of Linux kernels. The standard -Debian installation still uses the 2.2 series, which will basically -work. But the accessories such as sound, sleep, airport, and the like -are not supported well, if at all, in the 2.2 series. So if you have a -newer machine, go through the normal installation, then plan on one -extra step when you get done to upgrade the kernel. Debian has made -the kernel upgrade process as easy as getting a new program - and -that itself is very easy in Debian. +As a general rule, newer hardware is better supported by the newer +Linux kernels. The standard Debian installation uses the 2.6 series +and this should work for most hardware. If you are installing a +powerpc flavour kernel (on Apple Power Macintosh system up to and +including the G4) you also have the option of choosing a 2.4 kernel in +case your hardware is really old. However most hardware built after +2001 should be well supported by the default 2.6 kernel. <p> @@ -48,9 +46,10 @@ <p> -1G is probably enough space for an experimental Linux system. You can -get by with less, perhaps as little as 200M for a really basic system, -but you'll more than likely want more than just the basics. +1G is probably a realistic minimum disk space required for an +experimental Linux system. You might get by with less, perhaps as +little as 600 to 700M for a really basic system, but you'll more than +likely want more than just the basics. <p> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
