From 611d3f0888fec9efa48c4abcb75c839dd28103a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Holger Levsen Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2006 23:24:50 +0000 Subject: added the remaining suggestions about nubus and non-powerpc macs (closes: #364546) restructured the chapter about powerpc supported hardware, moved unsupported machines to the end updated the information about existing kernel flavours --- en/hardware/supported/powerpc.xml | 161 +++++++++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 100 insertions(+), 61 deletions(-) (limited to 'en') diff --git a/en/hardware/supported/powerpc.xml b/en/hardware/supported/powerpc.xml index 7b5d53aad..9f2aee72c 100644 --- a/en/hardware/supported/powerpc.xml +++ b/en/hardware/supported/powerpc.xml @@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ There are four major supported &architecture; -subarchitectures: PMac (Power-Macintosh), PReP, APUS (Amiga Power-UP -System), and CHRP machines. Each subarchitecture has its own boot +subarchitectures: PMac (Power-Macintosh or PowerMac), PReP, APUS (Amiga +Power-UP System), and CHRP machines. Each subarchitecture has its own boot methods. In addition, there are four different kernel flavours, supporting different CPU variants. @@ -32,43 +32,51 @@ CPU type: Most systems use this kernel flavour, which supports the PowerPC 601, -603, 604, 740, 750, and 7400 processors. All Apple Power Macintosh -systems up to and including the G4 use one of these processors. +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. -power3 +power64 +The power64 kernel flavour supports the following CPUs: + + + The POWER3 processor is used in older IBM 64-bit server systems: known models include the IntelliStation POWER Model 265, the pSeries 610 and 640, and the RS/6000 7044-170, 7043-260, and 7044-270. - - - - -power4 - + The POWER4 processor is used in more recent IBM 64-bit server systems: known models include the pSeries 615, 630, 650, 655, 670, and 690. -The Apple G5 is also based on the POWER4 architecture, and uses this +The Apple G5s are also based on the POWER4 architecture, and uses this kernel flavour. + +prep + + +This kernel flavour supports the prep subarchitecture. + + + + apus -This kernel flavour supports the Amiga Power-UP System. +This kernel flavour supports the Amiga Power-UP System, though it is currently disabled. @@ -83,61 +91,23 @@ This kernel flavour supports the Amiga Power-UP System. Apple (and briefly a few other manufacturers — Power Computing, for -example) makes a series of Macintosh computers based on the PowerPC +example) made a series of Macintosh computers based on the PowerPC processor. For purposes of architecture support, they are categorized -as NuBus, OldWorld PCI, and NewWorld. - - - -Macintosh computers using the 680x0 series of processors are not in -the PowerPC family but are instead m68k machines. Those models start -with Mac II or have a 3-digit model number such as Centris 650 -or Quadra 950. Apple's pre-iMac PowerPC model numbers have four digits. - - - -NuBus systems are not currently supported by debian/powerpc. The -monolithic Linux/PPC kernel architecture does not have support for -these machines; instead, one must use the MkLinux Mach microkernel, -which Debian does not yet support. These include the following: - - - - -Power Macintosh 6100, 7100, 8100 - - - - -Performa 5200, 6200, 6300 - - - - -Powerbook 1400, 2300, and 5300 - - - - -Workgroup Server 6150, 8150, 9150 - - - - -A linux kernel for these machines and limited support is available at - +as NuBus (not supported by Debian), OldWorld, and NewWorld. OldWorld systems are most Power Macintoshes with a floppy drive and a PCI bus. Most 603, 603e, 604, and 604e based Power Macintoshes are -OldWorld machines. The beige colored G3 systems are also OldWorld. +OldWorld machines. Those pre-iMac PowerPC models from Apple use a +four digit naming scheme, except for the beige colored G3 systems, which +are also OldWorld. The so called NewWorld PowerMacs are any PowerMacs in translucent -colored plastic cases. That includes all iMacs, iBooks, G4 systems, -blue colored G3 systems, and most PowerBooks manufactured in and after +colored plastic cases and later models. That includes all iMacs, +iBooks, G4 systems, blue colored G3 systems, and most PowerBooks manufactured in and after 1999. The NewWorld PowerMacs are also known for using the ROM in RAM system for MacOS, and were manufactured from mid-1998 onwards. @@ -164,7 +134,7 @@ and, for older hardware, - Apple + Apple iMac Bondi Blue, 5 Flavors, Slot Loading NewWorld @@ -281,7 +251,7 @@ and, for older hardware, - + PReP subarchitecture @@ -378,4 +348,73 @@ and, for older hardware, - + + unsupported Nubus PowerMac subarchitecture + + + +NuBus systems are not currently supported by debian/powerpc. The +monolithic Linux/PPC kernel architecture does not have support for +these machines; instead, one must use the MkLinux Mach microkernel, +which Debian does not yet support. These include the following: + + + + +Power Macintosh 6100, 7100, 8100 + + + + +Performa 5200, 6200, 6300 + + + + +Powerbook 1400, 2300, and 5300 + + + + +Workgroup Server 6150, 8150, 9150 + + + + +A linux kernel for these machines and limited support is available at + + + + + + + non PowerPC Macs + + + +Macintosh computers using the 680x0 series of processors are not +in the PowerPC family but are instead m68k machines. Those models start +with Mac II series, go on to the +LC family, then the Centris series, and culminate in +the Quadras and Performas. These models usually have a Roman numeral or 3-digit +model number such as Mac IIcx, LCIII or Quadra 950. + + + +This model range started with the Mac II (Mac II, IIx, IIcx, IIci, +IIsi, IIvi, IIvx, IIfx), then the LC (LC, LCII, III, III+, 475, 520, +550, 575, 580, 630), then the Mac TV, then the Centris (610, 650, +660AV), the Quadra (605, 610, 630, 650, 660AV, 700, 800, 840AV, 900, +950), and finally the Performa 200-640CD. + + + +In laptops, it started with the Mac Portable, then the PowerBook +100-190cs and the PowerBook Duo 210-550c (excluding PowerBook 500 +which is Nubus, please see the section above). + + + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3