Subject: Re: Support for new Dual G4 1 Gig machines?
From: Jim Potter (jrp@wvi.com)
Date: Mon Jan 28 2002 - 12:42:32 MST
I've been running SMP YDL on a dual 500 for over a year; it's quite stable.
> Hi,
>
> I have not been keeping up wih the latest processor and driver support in
> the kernels or on the status and stability of dual processor boxes.
>
> But I just ordered a brand new Dual 1 GHZ G4 machine from Apple with an
> ATI 7500 video card (I also have an ATI Radeon Mac PCI card).
>
> So can anyone update date me if the version of the G4 in the latest Apple
> machines is supported?
>
> How stable is SMP support under PPC Linux?
>
> I know I can get the ATI Radeon 32M Mac edition card to work to work with
> my FlatPanel under ppc linux, but I have no idea about the ATI 7500 and
> the FlatPanel display?
>
> Any information on required patches or kernel version to make this thing
> work when it comes would be greatly appreciated. I will have the use of
> my old machine to rebuiold kernels and things for about a week after the
> new machine arrives (before it become's my wife's new machine) and would
> like to get everything I can built in advance.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin
-- Sincerely,Jim Potter 45th Parallel Processing jrp@wvi.com
Those that would give up a necessary freedom for temporary safety deserve neither freedom nor safety. -- Ben Franklin
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