Installing on G5

[Nathan Whitehorn]

On Jan 28, 2012, at 5:18 AM, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote:

> On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:26:58 -0330
> Roger Mason <rmason at mun.ca> wrote:
>
>>
>> Then the fan accelerates until I turn off the machine.
>
> FYI, this is normal on some models of the G5's. They need to have a  
> "fan control" program running,
> if not the firmware takes over and set the fans at full blast.
> Search the archives of this mailing list for more info.
>

That's only partially true these days -- the fan control program is  
now integrated into the kernel. But it does still mean the fans will  
pick up in the event of  a kernel panic. Can you paste in the few  
lines of output before that as well as tell us what model of G5 you  
have (PowerMacX,Y)?
-Nathan