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authorMilan Kupcevic <milan@physics.harvard.edu>2013-05-02 03:13:17 +0000
committerMilan Kupcevic <milan@physics.harvard.edu>2013-05-02 03:13:17 +0000
commit75741c8ec4d29bb1c10fa94825f16f0251e950cc (patch)
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parenta617e34777298480993eecd7319795dc7397a061 (diff)
downloadinstallation-guide-75741c8ec4d29bb1c10fa94825f16f0251e950cc.zip
Update list of supported PowerPC machines.
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diff --git a/en/hardware/supported/powerpc.xml b/en/hardware/supported/powerpc.xml
index e2cbf28c8..ebb0ad4d2 100644
--- a/en/hardware/supported/powerpc.xml
+++ b/en/hardware/supported/powerpc.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ CPU type:
<term>powerpc</term>
<listitem><para>
-Most systems use this kernel flavour, which supports the PowerPC 601,
+This kernel flavour supports the PowerPC 601,
603, 604, 740, 750, and 7400 processors. All Apple PowerMac machines
up to and including the one marketed as G4 use one of these processors.
@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@ up to and including the one marketed as G4 use one of these processors.
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+<term>powerpc-smp</term>
+<listitem><para>
+
+All Apple PowerMac G4 SMP machines.
+
+</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
<term>power64</term>
<listitem><para>
@@ -62,8 +71,13 @@ known models include the pSeries 615, 630, 650, 655, 670, and 690.
</para><para>
-Systems using the Apple G5 (PPC970FX processor) are also based on the
-POWER4 architecture, and use this kernel flavour.
+Systems using the PPC970 processor (Apple G5, YDL PowerStation, IBM
+Intellistation POWER 185) are also based on the POWER4 architecture,
+and use this kernel flavour.
+
+</para><para>
+
+Newer IBM systems using POWER5, POWER6, and POWER7 processors.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -304,7 +318,7 @@ and, for older hardware,
</sect3>
- <sect3><title>CHRP subarchitecture (unsupported)</title>
+ <sect3><title>CHRP subarchitecture</title>
<para>
@@ -327,6 +341,10 @@ and, for older hardware,
<entry>Genesi</entry>
<entry>Pegasos I, Pegasos II</entry>
</row>
+<row>
+ <entry>Fixstars</entry>
+ <entry>YDL PowerStation</entry>
+</row>
</tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</para>