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[Jackson Doak <doak.jackson@xxxxxxxxx>]

i will try and get some testing done. anything specific?
i can't get the recursive bug  workarounds to work, so that limits what i
can test.


On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 6:50 AM, Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi wxl,
>
> well, we didn't get a beta 1 PPC alternate out and I've just been told
> that PPC Desktop is oversized.
>
> Not the end of the world, as we are only at beta 1, but it does flag up
> that this issue is not going any where on its own and needs a concerted
> 'pull' by the PPC testers to see what we can get sorted out before beta 2
> lands.
>
> regards,
>
> Phill.
>
> On 3 February 2013 19:32, ∅ <carsrcoffins23@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Well I can't make that much of a comment based on such little info but if
>> you mess with our video drivers it will be the death of PPC  ;-)
>>
>> I would like no know more about this new kernel format as well as the new
>> binaries. Honestly I'm more concerned (maybe excited) about the effect of
>> these than oversized isos.
>>
>> My feeling is that right now we have a lot of G3 users. These early
>> machines are the ones that will be most affected by large images whereas
>> newer machines can handle DVDs.
>>
>> On the other hand, those machines are best taken care of through an
>> alternate install so as long as those are ok we should be fine.
>>
>> At this point I would strongly advocate only having the alternate. I
>> would love to provide a live CD for people to test with, but between
>> wireless and video, and the fact we have limited resources to ensure it
>> works right, expecting desktop to work for most people is an unreasonable
>> expectation.
>>
>> When I first started looking for Linux for my Mac, I looked specifically
>> for live CDs because I wasn't ready to commit without knowing it would
>> work. I can't imagine I'm the only one that felt that way. Us PPC users
>> know that we are pretty unsupported, even by Apple. However, if we can make
>> alternate really work well, even if it is through documentation, I think it
>> will put people's minds at ease.
>>
>> That's my 2¢.
>> wxl
>> On Feb 3, 2013 9:17 AM, "Phill Whiteside" <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I think that until a fix is found, removing some things from the PPC iso
>>> is the least worst choice, as some PPC machines really do not like booting
>>> from USB.
>>>
>>> Walter, I'd appreciate your and the other PPC testers view on this.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Phill.
>>>
>>> On 3 February 2013 07:51, Julien Lavergne <gilir@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Le 01/25/2013 04:27 AM, Phill Whiteside a écrit :
>>>>
>>>>  The Desktop [1]  shows as over sized. Would you be so kind as to put
>>>>> it on a diet and have it slimmed down :)
>>>>>
>>>> I didn't forget you :-)
>>>>
>>>> Currently, I think it's a bug somewhere between the way the desktop ISO
>>>> is done, and the new "format" of powerpc kernel (there several new binaries
>>>> since 13.04), since alternate is not affected. I need to raise and document
>>>> a bug about it.
>>>>
>>>> In the meantime, I can cut-off some applications not essential to
>>>> reduce the size of the ISO. But it will also remove by default those
>>>> applications for all installations (not only the desktop ISO).
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Julien Lavergne
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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