G5 Support

[Dan Burcaw]

On Mon, 2003-10-06 at 15:34, Timothy R. Butler wrote:
> I noticed an earlier thread from today (I'm just subscribing now, but I
> read the archive) about G5 support, and I was wondering if anyone "in
> the know" knows if that support includes support for the G5's cooling
> system?

Not yet.

> I'm thinking about buying a G5, but one thing that concerns me is that I
> understand that the G5 runs at half speed (like some PowerBooks
> apparently do) without a software driver for its fans. Is this something
> that YDL will be able to manage or will YDL be forced to run at half
> speed?

Yes, its being worked on.   I am quite optimistic that we'll support it
fairly soon.

> While I'm at it, I know its too early to know, but theoretically, should
> the G5 edition of YDL include an smp kernel for the dual G5?

Yes, although SMP doesn't work yet. Also should happen sometime soonish.

While I'm at it.. this is all 32-bit for now. I don't expect 64-bit for
several months.

Regards,
Dan