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Cameron wrote: >>> What I would ideally like to do is get it dual (or triple) booting >>> between linux & Mac OS. I am not overly worried about storing data on >>> it as I have a Windows 2003 domain (yes I know) that acts as my file >> That is an awfully expensive toy to have at home. > The server is the expensive toy? Actaully it is an old computer from > work using a copy of server 2003 that I got for free...hehehe > > The Mac I also got for free...but just haven't been doing much with it > other than playing aorund with it. Server 2003 is expensive, especially for the home. >>> it supports an AirCard I am contemplating installing one...but would >>> want to make sure that the AirCard would work in Linux as well. >> Hit or miss. Make sure there is a good return policy wherever you get >> the card. > I gues sthe same could be said for any wireless card...but theoretically > I wold imagine if it works on OS X it should have a good chance to work > on Linux as well. It is bad to assume :) >>> What I need suggestions on is the following: >>> * Any distro suggestions? I am pretty comfortable with and would >>> prefer using *buntu's but I don't know if they still make any of these >>> for the PPC chips. Do they? If so where are they found? >> Debian still supports PPC (what doesn't debian support) >> Ubuntu dropped PPC in favour of Sparc. > I suppose debian would be a good candiadte.. probably the closest thing > to ubuntu.... Ubuntu is based on Debian. SO there should not be a very large learning curve. All the important things are the same. >>> I know there is Yellow Dog and have heard is one of the better ones for >>> Mac's. Any opinions, etc? >> Excellent distro. > Ahhhh...and it would appear that it is RPM based and uses defaults to > Gnome but with enlightenment e 17 > >>> * What pre-installation steps do I need to consider? Is there a special >>> order I should install things in? >> Use google. > > You mean you don't have a list at your desk gustin? Shame! ;-) it has been a while since I messed with PPC >>> I am planning top use OS 9.2.2 right now and if I can ever get my hands >>> on a copy of Mac OS X I would like to install that as well. I don't >> OS X has steep hardware requirements. You should make sure that you >> meet (or better still exceed) the minimum requirements. Do not expect >> that you will be able to run the latest version of OS X on this old machine. > > From what I have seen it will supposedly run OS X up to 10.4...but I > could be on crack about that... > >>> know if it is recommended/possible/advisable to boot into 9 & 10 & then >>> into Linux as well...basically setting up a triple boot. Or is it >>> better to have an OS 9 for now, then upgrade it to OS X & run OS 9 stuff >>> in classic mode & then stick with a dual boot? >> Seriously, when it came to Macs, I had only one OS on them, either >> Debian or YD. MacOS 9 seems kind of pointless, Especially these days. >> Kind of like running Win95. > > I wanted to have access to the OS 9 as well because I stil get some > support requests for it and sometimes need to test thing sout. My condolences. I used to have to support Mac OS years ago when I worked at an ISP. Now I just laugh derisively and dismiss Mac users with an SEP field. >>> * Seeing as it will initially connect to a Windows domain and later to a >>> Linux domain is there anything I would need server side? I knwo windows >>> has services for mac, but I am thinking if there is something for Linux >>> or possible an open source equivalent of Services for mac in windows. I >>> seem to remember something like that... but the name escapes me and >>> can't think of the details. >> Samba. OS X uses samba. Not sure how it worked on older MacOS >> versions, though personally I don't care :) For authentication you have other alternatives (PAM LDAP, winbind). For file sharing it is samba. > Hmmm...I will need to keep digging on this one. > > _______________________ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHXzK6wRXgH3rKGfMRAlPUAJ4jCarJRxTMSd8C0oklyXn0Hp6b9ACggtB/ 5VOONqyb7Pi/0py0bSSe20Y= =q4J2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
