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From: thegeezer@×××××××××.net
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] PPC64
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 10:03:59
Message-Id: 5b6441df480d5aa8ac5255b7df390456@thegeezer.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] PPC64 by Alarig Le Lay
1 On 2016-10-13 10:46, Alarig Le Lay wrote:
2 > On Thu Oct 13 10:26:48 2016, thegeezer@×××××××××.net wrote:
3 >> can anyone point me in the direction of an
4 >> "install-ppc64-minimal-20141204.iso" or hopefully something newer?
5 >> my google-fu is letting me down!
6 >>
7 >> thanks in advance!
8 >
9 > Hi,
10 >
11 > You have install-powerpc-minimal-20140713.iso and the associated stage3
12 > on
13 > ftp://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/ftp.gentoo.org/releases/ppc/autobuilds/current-install-powerpc-minimal/
14 >
15 > Perhaps you can use a stage3 from 2014 and then upgrade it after the
16 > installation?
17
18 Unfortunately I can't get the minimal iso to boot :( I'm guessing there
19 is something different between ppc64 and ppc32 that is preventing yaboot
20
21 Also not sure how nicely a 32bit kernel will work with the 64bit stage3
22 -- now that's not a deal breaker i can live in a 32bit world if needed,
23 it's the lack of booting that i have a problem with

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