Can red hat linux be ported to Power PC ???????????????

[Andy Gospodarek]

On 8/14/06, Guy Streeter <streeter at redhat.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-08-14 at 22:26 +0530, Ujwal wrote:
> > hi all,
> >
> > can red hat linux(2.4 kernel with a the .config file of ML310 board )
> > be ported to PowerPC on a development board?
>
> The ppc arch of the kernel tree was not well maintained in the Red Hat
> kernel source for the release that used the 2.4 kernel (Red Hat
> Enterprise Linux 3).
> I would be surprised if it built, and I'm fairly certain it would not
> run.
>
> That being said, Red Hat makes a business in developing its products for
> other platforms and might consider the work on a contract basis.
>
> --Guy Streeter
>
>

Is there a particular reason to use a RedHat kernel?

I would suggest using the ELDK (from denx.de) if you are looking for a
stable kernel on which to base your product/project.

-andy