Hi,
> Has anyone tried any of the Wallstreet G4 upgrades with cooker-ppc?
I have the BlueChip (Powerlogix) G3/500 in a Wallstreet 2/233. It runs
_extremely_ hot but it does linux (linuxppc/2000 + Mandrake beta,8.0,8.2)
fine. Powerlogix warn about sleep support and reduced max ram on their
stuff for the G4 version which is significantly more expensive, and not
IMHO worth the extra. AFAIK the graphics chip in the machine is going to
hold back any multimedia app that actually has hand coded Altivec
instructions (this is in linux). The wallstreet has no fan and the case
is often very very hot to the touch. There was a batch of processors
which burnt out and had to be replaced (I got free upgrade from G3/466 to
G3/500 after 3 months waiting for new chip). I guess they had too many
problems cos I do not see the G3/500 available on their website now. Try
phoning them to ask about linux support -- in the past they have been very
explicit about their support and their monitoring tool has a check box for
BootX support.
> So far, I have:
> One solid report that the BlueChip will not work with Yellow Dog,
> An unproven claim that the Newer Nu Pwr surgical upgrade will work with *Linux,
> No info on the Sonnet Crescendo/WS G4.
Good luck,
Q.
PS: expat from UK in Cornell, NY, USA.
