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[Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

what ISO's we support depends on them being tested. Can I ask that this be
postponed to 13.10, we have a 13.04 to get out first.

Regards,

Phill.


On 13 April 2013 18:50, ∅ <carsrcoffins23@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I guess I meant if the only baseline we can rely on working on all or most
> PPC machines despite all possible circumstances is mini, then maybe we
> should make it the only required one for PPC. This will ensure that
> everyone that can test can and thus we won't worry about not having a
> release due to lack of tests. I know- dramatic suggestion, but it sure
> would limit the number of these questions we field and would be consistent
> with previously suggested notions of getting rid of desktop or alternate
> and just have one ISO for PPC.
>
> wxl
> On Apr 13, 2013 6:27 AM, "Phill Whiteside" <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I did recently do some tweaking on the test cases, can you check to see
>> if test case 1499 is correct for mini-iso / netboot for the ppc image (I
>> know the text states 1386/amd64)
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Phill.
>>
>> On 13 April 2013 05:01, ∅ <maps.backward@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:40:18 -0500
>>> prairie zephyr <prairie_zephyr@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> > I mention this because I have been 'testing' the ppc images when I can.
>>>
>>> so first off, you gotta check the wiki, as two possible solutions exists
>>> there:
>>>
>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ#The_iso_is_too_big_for_a_CD.2C_what_can_I_do.3F
>>> the mini is technically not compatible with the testcase, but maybe we
>>> should consider rewriting the testcase to deal with this since it seems to
>>> happen far too often for words.
>>>
>>> > My G3 iBook has a dvd drive that now only reads cds? and G4 is cd only
>>> so I was hoping 719M would fit on my largest cdrw: it can 711M.
>>>
>>> 711 ain't standard. you may be mistaken about the actual capacity of
>>> your disk:
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-ROM#Capacity
>>>
>>> > If anyone in the ppc world knows how to circumvent the ppc USB boot
>>> problem
>>>
>>> the bummer is that there is no such thing as "the" ppc USB boot problem.
>>> there are many and they're very inconsistent. openfirmware is so buggy it's
>>> not even funny. anyways, you're not alone in this problem and there's
>>> pretty much nothing you can do.
>>>
>>> keep on trying, though! i'm still bent on getting my g3 going even
>>> though i can't get the bloody thing to boot a darn cd let alone usb. i will
>>> beat open firmware. and when i do, the whole world will know. anyways, just
>>> keep doing the best you can. we all appreciate it!
>>>
>>> wxl
>>>
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