On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 1:59 PM, max bianco <maximilianbianco@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan > <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Wed, 2008-05-14 at 13:42 -0400, max bianco wrote: >>> On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 12:17 PM, Jonathan Berry <berryja@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> > Hi all, >>> > >>> > I am trying to install Linux on an Apple XServe and am not getting >>> > very far. It basically seems to be refusing to boot from the DVD-RW >>> > install disks I have. I have tried a CentOS 5.1 and a Fedora 8 DVD >>> > with no success. I also tried a System Rescue Live CD (which is a >>> > CD-R) and it did not do anything with it either. I did get it to boot >>> > to an OS X install DVD, so I know it should be able to boot from the >>> > DVD drive. When I try to get a boot list with the Linux DVDs (holding >>> > down Alt on bootup), it only lists the main harddrive. >>> > >>> > Has anyone ever put (or attempted to put) Linux on an XServe? >>> > >>> Is that a PPC or x86? >> >> Read the Subject: line again. >> >> poc >> > > > I saw the subject line , so i could assume it was x86 but although i > can use a Mac well enough, I don't have as much familiarity with their > hardware. So i asked. > > Max > I could have sworn too that I saw something about intel designing chips for the ppc arch but i googled and couldn't find a thing except for the mention of Apple's transition to intel chips. Oh well , looking stupid will keep me humble for a few days at least : ) Max -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list