Re: Gentoo ppc - still supported?
Terin Stock <[email protected]> Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:27:06 -0400
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--0016367658309060d1048ec75d97 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 If it's just going to be sitting in a closet collecting Apple-dust, then I'd say yes, it's certainly worth the extra effort. :P -- #Terin Stock On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 8:16 PM, Mark Knecht <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 4:02 PM, Joseph Jezak <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 08/25/10 20:31, Mark Knecht wrote: > >> I was going to download a new iso today. My old PowerPC Mac Mini needs > >> to be rebuilt and it's so far out of date I figured I'd just do it > >> from scratch. Anyway, it seems that all the other architectures have > >> fairly recent iso image dates while the PowerPC seems to be a year > >> old. > >> > >> http://mirrors.kernel.org/gentoo/releases/ppc/autobuilds/current-iso/ > >> > >> Or maybe this is just a date problem on the files or something. > >> > >> - Mark > >> > >> > > No, it's my fault. I've been meaning to fix the autobuilds for PowerPC, > > but I completely forgot that they were broken. I'll look into it this > > weekend. > > > > The hardware hasn't really changed much though, it should be fine to > > boot with the latest CD there and use the current stage to install. The > > stages themselves should be up to date. > > > > -Joe > > Hi Joe, > Thanks very much for the answer. In my case it looks like I'm sorry > I woke you up. I tried the most recent 2009 CD as well as the 2007 CD > I built the machine with the first time. Looks like this Mac Mini has > gone down hard - bad disk at least, possibly bad memory. I'm not sure > it's worth my effort to fix it as it's so very slow. > > Anyway, I appreciate the answer and wish you all the best. Thanks > for your efforts. > > Cheers, > Mark > > > --0016367658309060d1048ec75d97 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div>If it's just going to be sitting in a closet collecting Apple-dust= , then I'd say yes, it's certainly worth the extra effort.</div><di= v><br></div><div>:P</div><br clear=3D"all">-- <br>#Terin Stock<br><br> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 8:16 PM, Mark Kn= echt <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">markknec= [email protected]</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty= le=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <div><div></div><div class=3D"h5">On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 4:02 PM, Joseph J= ezak <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wro= te:<br> > =C2=A0On 08/25/10 20:31, Mark Knecht wrote:<br> >> I was going to download a new iso today. My old PowerPC Mac Mini n= eeds<br> >> to be rebuilt and it's so far out of date I figured I'd ju= st do it<br> >> from scratch. Anyway, it seems that all the other architectures ha= ve<br> >> fairly recent iso image dates while the PowerPC seems to be a year= <br> >> old.<br> >><br> >> <a href=3D"http://mirrors.kernel.org/gentoo/releases/ppc/autobuild= s/current-iso/" target=3D"_blank">http://mirrors.kernel.org/gentoo/releases= /ppc/autobuilds/current-iso/</a><br> >><br> >> Or maybe this is just a date problem on the files or something.<br= > >><br> >> - Mark<br> >><br> >><br> > No, it's my fault. I've been meaning to fix the autobuilds for= PowerPC,<br> > but I completely forgot that they were broken. I'll look into it t= his<br> > weekend.<br> ><br> > The hardware hasn't really changed much though, it should be fine = to<br> > boot with the latest CD there and use the current stage to install. Th= e<br> > stages themselves should be up to date.<br> ><br> > -Joe<br> <br> </div></div>Hi Joe,<br> =C2=A0 Thanks very much for the answer. In my case it looks like I'm s= orry<br> I woke you up. I tried the most recent 2009 CD as well as the 2007 CD<br> I built the machine with the first time. Looks like this Mac Mini has<br> gone down hard - bad disk at least, possibly bad memory. I'm not sure<b= r> it's worth my effort to fix it as it's so very slow.<br> <br> =C2=A0 Anyway, I appreciate the answer and wish you all the best. Thanks<b= r> for your efforts.<br> <br> Cheers,<br> <font color=3D"#888888">Mark<br> <br> <br> </font></blockquote></div><br> --0016367658309060d1048ec75d97--