Hello, I got now a bit stronger PPC machine standing next to my desk ( http://en.opensuse.org/MPC8610 ). This brought me the idea, that I should recompile some buildservice projects for PPC (like: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/Enlightenment/ or http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/UNSTABLE:/Desktop/ ). Before trying it myself I read some of the documentation, but I still have a couple of questions: - does the buildservice work at all on PPC? - if yes, is it a simple recompile of all files at http://ftp-1.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/repositories/openSUSE:/Tools/openSUSE_11.0... on PPC? - is it possible to check out a project from BS, like KDE4:/Unstable:/Desktop and recompile it locally for PPC in one go? I mean, without needing to compile individual source rpms one by one and needing to figure out the build order... Bye, CzP --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+help@opensuse.org
On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 7:56 AM, Peter Czanik <pczanik@fang.fa.gau.hu> wrote:
I got now a bit stronger PPC machine standing next to my desk ( http://en.opensuse.org/MPC8610 ). This brought me the idea, that I should
Wow, did they make ANY PPC machines that are easy to install Linux on? Seems like they decided to make things way different for some reason.... :( Glad to have you helping out. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+help@opensuse.org
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On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 7:56 AM, Peter Czanik <pczanik@fang.fa.gau.hu> wrote:
I got now a bit stronger PPC machine standing next to my desk ( http://en.opensuse.org/MPC8610 ). This brought me the idea, that I should
Wow, did they make ANY PPC machines that are easy to install Linux on?
Yes, there are some of them. RS/6000 machines were easy, when I tried them a couple of years ago, and Genesi boards are also no rocket science to install :-) The board mentioned is not yet a production board, but an evaluation board, a work in progress. I use it to check how SuSE works with this CPU, and I'm quite impressed! It is just 1.3Ghz compared to the 1Ghz of Pegasos ( http://www.genesi-usa.com/pegasos.php ), but 1.5x-4x faster, depending on application, while using less than 2/3 of electricity. For example building the same kernel takes about 1/3 the time. It has an unaccelerated framebuffer in the SoC, and it can still play some of the 720p HD movies! Bye, CzP --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+help@opensuse.org
On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 2:17 PM, Peter Czanik <pczanik@fang.fa.gau.hu> wrote:
Yes, there are some of them. RS/6000 machines were easy, when I tried them a couple of years ago, and Genesi boards are also no rocket science to install :-) The board mentioned is not yet a production board, but an evaluation board, a work in progress. I use it to check how SuSE works with this CPU,
It just seems like you have to go through a lot more on a PPC machine than an x86 machine.
and I'm quite impressed! It is just 1.3Ghz compared to the 1Ghz of Pegasos ( http://www.genesi-usa.com/pegasos.php ), but 1.5x-4x faster, depending on application, while using less than 2/3 of electricity. For example building the same kernel takes about 1/3 the time. It has an unaccelerated framebuffer in the SoC, and it can still play some of the 720p HD movies!
How does it compare to a Core2 chip? I'm running a Celeron DC E1200 1.6Ghz @ 3.2Ghz right now. The FSB is running at 1600 Mhz. The e600 looks like it only supports 533Mhz FSB. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+help@opensuse.org
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