On Tue, Feb 11, 2003 at 04:11:38PM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all, > > I am planning to switch my PowerBook 1400cs to Debian Woody PowerPC port. I > tried MkLinux before with some limited success. I mainly had problems with > a considerable number of broken packages. > > I have a few questions regarding this switch: > > 1.) Is it possible to get power manager unit working under currently > available linux kernel(s)? I have not been able to do this. Last time I > researched this issue (a few months ago) I could not find any information. > Apple did not help in resolving this issue and even MkLinux people (who > used to be helped by Apple) don't have pmu working on PB1400. Not having a > working pmu would, up to a point, defeat the purpose of switching. > > 2.) How small hard drive would I need for a minimal install. Initially, I > would use command line for some light wordprocessing and possibly sc. Later > I would like to move to a very light X window manager (such as blackbox, > for example). Apple didn't give me a large hard drive, I have only 750MB, > after partitioning I won't have a lot. > > 3.) Any problems to look out for? Any HOWTOs on how to effectively install > debian and give a new life to my old trusty PB1400? > > > 4.) How long would kernel recompile (provided kernel contains parts related > to pmu) take? Just wondering... > > > 5.) What about PCMCIA? I have a modem card. Last time I checked PCMCIA > wasn't quite supported.
As a nubus machine, Debian has no kernel nor boot loader. I suspect things are not that much different from a few months ago; PCMCIA definitely not there. Check nubus-pmac.sourceforge.net. -- "The way the Romans made sure their bridges worked is what we should do with software engineers. They put the designer under the bridge, and then they marched over it." -- Lawrence Bernstein, Discover, Feb 2003
