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===== iBook G4 ===== | ===== iBook G4 ===== | ||
iBook G4/1.33GHz 12-Inch (Mid-2005) | |||
1.33 GHz PowerPC 7447a (G4) processor. | *1.33 GHz PowerPC 7447a (G4) processor. | ||
512k "on chip" level 2 cache. | *512k "on chip" level 2 cache. | ||
512 MB of RAM (PC2700 DDR SDRAM). | *512 MB of RAM (PC2700 DDR SDRAM). | ||
40 GB (4200 RPM) Ultra ATA/100 hard drive. | *40 GB (4200 RPM) Ultra ATA/100 hard drive. | ||
slot-loading DVD-ROM/CD-RW "Combo" drive. | *slot-loading DVD-ROM/CD-RW "Combo" drive. | ||
4X AGP ATI Mobility Radeon 9550 graphics with 32 MB of DDR SDRAM. | *4X AGP ATI Mobility Radeon 9550 graphics with 32 MB of DDR SDRAM. | ||
A standard AirPort Extreme (802.11g). | *A standard AirPort Extreme (802.11g). | ||
Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. | *Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. | ||
12.1" TFT XGA active matrix display (1024x768 native resolution). | *12.1" TFT XGA active matrix display (1024x768 native resolution). | ||
==== Dual booting with OS X ==== | ==== Dual booting with OS X ==== | ||
Revision as of 11:28, 24 July 2008
PowerPC/POWER/Cell Special Interest Group
Members
- Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
- Paul Nasrat
- Peter Lemenkov
- Stefan Posdzich (using a Playstation 3 with Fedora 9)
Applications/Libraries of Interest
- Mac-on-Linux - virtualization solution for PowerPC
Documentation
Fedora on Apple PPC hardware
Hardware info
iBook G4
iBook G4/1.33GHz 12-Inch (Mid-2005)
- 1.33 GHz PowerPC 7447a (G4) processor.
- 512k "on chip" level 2 cache.
- 512 MB of RAM (PC2700 DDR SDRAM).
- 40 GB (4200 RPM) Ultra ATA/100 hard drive.
- slot-loading DVD-ROM/CD-RW "Combo" drive.
- 4X AGP ATI Mobility Radeon 9550 graphics with 32 MB of DDR SDRAM.
- A standard AirPort Extreme (802.11g).
- Bluetooth 2.0+EDR.
- 12.1" TFT XGA active matrix display (1024x768 native resolution).
Dual booting with OS X
Installing Fedora
Wireless networking
Broadcom BC43xx chipset
Work needed
Bugzilla
- #219540 Game Glest not playable at PPC-arch
- #239713 bootstrap ghc on ppc64
- #453311 pulseaudio does not start
Someone who interested should also watch #179260
Documentation
- We need step-by-step tutorials describing HOWTO setup Wi-Fi, Apple Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard, where to find JRE and so on. See the next links (from Ubuntu, Debian and YellowDog):
Links
- Power homepage
- fedora-ppc mailing list
- Power.org
- PPCZone
- YellowDogLinux support pages
- powerdeveloper.org