Re: [gentoo-user] install Gentoo Linux on RS/6000

[John Jolet]

On Friday 09 September 2005 10:30, Michael Crute wrote:
> On 9/9/05, John Jolet <john@×××××.net> wrote:
> > there is no "bios" as such on those boxes. I think the 43p was a POWER
> > architecture box, wasn't it? I don't know of any linux that will install
> > on
> > a POWER architecture box. In addition, it uses microchannel, not pci
> > (unless
> > i'm getting my models mixed up).
> > On Friday 09 September 2005 10:08, Gentoo Shadow wrote:
> >
> > You should be able to use the PPC version of Gentoo since Power and PPC
>
> are basically the same architecture, right?
>  -Mike
noooooo.  don't let the similarity in name fool you.  wouldn't hurt to try, 
but i'd be VERY surprised if it works (for instance, the powerpc version of 
aix won't boot one of those and vice-versa)
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