Gentoo is Fast on New G5s

Posted by pudge on Tuesday September 9, 2003 @04:18PM from the supa-fast dept.

Durin_Deathless writes "According to a thread on the Gentoo/PPC forums, some Gentoo users have installed Gentoo on their new G5s without any problems whatsoever. Benchmarks are extraordinary: compiling kde on a G5 running at half speed takes 15 minutes, while it takes one hour on the fastest P4 available. Gentoo/PowerPC lead, Pieter Van den Abeele, reported that the machine currently runs at half speed due to fan controlling hardware not yet supported. The Gentoo team will post benchmarks, and will update installation instructions as soon as possible. There is some question as to what exactly was compiled, as the times seem impossibly fast even on the P4."

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First Post!! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-09 16:29 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Yea, baby!
Re:compiling KDE by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-09 16:32 · Score: -1, Offtopic

+1 in a million, First Post With Actual On-Topic Content
First Post, Suckas by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-09 17:11 · Score: -1, Offtopic

made with my BLAZING FAST new G5, as you can see!!!!!
Re:How teh fuck? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-10 03:14 · Score: -1, Offtopic

As one of the few Slashdot visitors who can actually spell and write, I must say that I appreciate your grammar trolls. Keep them up, my friend!