On Thu, Jan 05, 2006 at 12:19:45PM +0100, Ernest Demaret wrote: > > Op 5-jan-2006, om 11:46 heeft Sven Luther het volgende geschreven: > > >On Thu, Jan 05, 2006 at 11:26:08AM +0100, Ernest Demaret wrote: > >> > >>Op 5-jan-2006, om 11:09 heeft Sven Luther het volgende geschreven: > >> > >>>I am wondering if there are still powerpc woody users out there, > >>>and if so, > >>>what kernel they are running, and which subarch (oldworld, > >>>newworld, prep, > >>>etc). And also if a security update would be worthwhile, over > >>>assistance to > >>>migrate to a sarge 2.4.27 kernel for example. > >> > >>I'm still using 2.4.27 on a PowerPC Nubus machine. > > > >2.4.27 is the sarge kernel, the woody kernel where those random > >2.2.x ones as > >well as the 2.4.18-newpmac kernel. > > Aha. In that case it might be interesting to mention that I still > have a machine (PCI) running on a 2.2.20 kernel since that's the > highest version that can run the PowerMac 9500/200. Never found out > why a higher version doesn't work. Pity though. This machine is fast > enough for the work I give it. When I find the time I'll try one of > the newer kernels on that machine.
But is it an official debian kernel ? I believe that the newest 2.6.15 kernel should work on this machine, could you try them, and make sure to file a bug report if it does not. In fact, linux-image-2.6.15-1-powerpc should run on this machine, together with yaird or initramfs-tools. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
