Fedora on IBM Intelli Power 275 (Power4+)

[Josh Boyer]

On Wed, Dec 09, 2009 at 01:50:38PM +0100, Timo Schoeler wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> I tried to install both Fedora 11 and Fedora 12 on a known working  
> machine (AIX 6.1 runs perfectly, Debian installs fine), but when trying  
> to boot the (install) kernel the machine panics, regardless of choosing  
> the 64bit or 32bit kernel.

The 32-bit kernel will never work on a POWER4 machine.  Linux doesn't
support that.

> Unfortunately, though I tried via serial console, I cannot provide  
> details at the moment, but will try again if it's of any help.

Have a digital camera to take a snapshot of the panic?

> Or is Fedora 11/12 NOT running a known issue on this machine?

I would think they should work when using the 64-bit kernel.  I've
not heard otherwise.

josh