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Multiprocessor Macs and Linux

PPCMLA PowerPC 4 posts Jul 10, 2007 to Jul 12, 2007

#1 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 - 23:37 PPCMLA

Anybody run the twain together?

I've still got that Daystar processor card that I want to do something cool with, and I'm thinking - because I've been on a *ubuntu kick lately - that it would be fun to drop some flavor of Ubuntu on it with a MP-support-enabled kernel...

Has anybody else here done that and have any pointers to share?

Peace,
Drew
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#2 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 - 09:51 PPCMLA

Ubuntu on Old World Macs is possible, but not without some blood sweat and sometimes even tears. Razz

Debian might be a better candidate for this SMP Mac.

#3 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 - 00:26 PPCMLA

Aye, on a 9500/180MP - Debian looks like this

http://www.danamania.com/temp/9500_debian_dual.jpg

Not much to share, other than the current debian kernels are all SMP anyway, it runs, and it runs a good bit better than a single CPU machine Smile

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Dana

#4 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 - 10:07 PPCMLA