[yellowdog-announce] Yellow Dog Linux v4.0.1 Supports Mac mini & iMac G5, Sleep, Improved Audio: Press Release 2005 02/09

[yellowdog-announce at lists.terrasoftsolutions.com]

YDL v4.0.1 SUPPORTS iMAC G5, MAC MINI, SLEEP, IMPROVED AUDIO

Loveland, Colorado -- 9 February 2005 -- Terra Soft Solutions(R), Inc., the 
leading developer of integrated PowerPC Linux solutions, is overjoyed to 
announce a vastly improved Yellow Dog Linux v4.0.1 with greater than 70 
updates, including the return of sleep and audio for pre-G5s; thermal support 
for G5s; and Yes! the iMac G5 and Mac mini now run Yellow Dog Linux.

     - The 2.6.10 kernel.
     - Fan Control for G5 Power Macs.
     - Sleep for most portables with ATI graphics cards.
     - Support for iMac G5 (sans on-board sound, modem, fan control).
     - Support for the Mac mini (sans on-board sound, modem).
     - Updated ALSA sound driver supports all non-G5 hardware.
     - USB audio device support.
     - XMMS CD support.
     - Security updates.
     - Installer bug fixes.

... and many other refinements to make the YDL experience more enjoyable.

The final Yellow Dog Linux v4.0.1 CD-Rs have been created and will today be 
delivered to a CD production facility for glass mastering and replication. 
While shipping product will be available in approximately two weeks, Yellow 
Dog Linux v4.0.1 is immediately available via YDL.net Enhanced accounts.

Terra Soft's lead engineer Owen Stampflee offers, "YDL v4.0 was a typical dot 
zero release in that it contained all rebuilt RPMs and many new features 
built upon a vastly changed code base while harboring a few note worthy bugs. 
Since the 4.0 release early last fall, we have provided several fixes via 
YDL.net and the public errata. With v4.0.1, we are pleased to once again 
unify the improvements and new support into a shipping distribution for a 
more enjoyable, PowerPC experience."

Yellow Dog Linux v4.0.1 offers support for USB-G3s, all iMacs, G4s, the Mac 
mini, G5 Power Macs. USB and FireWire remain auto-detected with manual 
mounting a relatively simple task. Dual-head monitor support for PowerBooks 
and G4/G5 Power Macs remains in tact. Wireless connectivity is immediately 
available through the Netgear WG511 54Mb PCMCIA card.

     To learn more visit www.yellowdoglinux.com
     To download now, visit www.ydl.net and subscribe to the Enhanced program.


About Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
Terra Soft is a leading Integrated Solutions Provider with proven expertise in 
the PowerPC architecture and Linux OS platform. As an Apple Authorized 
Proprietary Solutions Provider and IBM Business Partner, Terra Soft provides 
turnkey and build-to-order portables, desktop workstations, application and 
network servers, and HPC clusters. Terra Soft's Y-HPC 64-bit OS and cluster 
construction suite is widely accepted as the preferred platform for Xserve 
clusters.

For more information, visit www.terrasoftsolutions.com

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