Hey Don,
I have to say it has been awhile since I have installed linux on that
vintage of a PPC, and I can tell you it is ALOT of work.
First things first: You need to get a copy of BootX:
http://penguinppc.org/bootloaders/bootx/
This is the boot loader used for "OldWorld" macs that do not have open
firmware, is this installed within os 9 to allow you to boot into your linux
partition. From here, finding an iso for your machine that will boot will be
even more problematic. You did not say if you were looking for a full graphic
install, or a command line only application which will make a huge difference.
Here is a great reference site to get you started that I have used over
the years. Also doing a google search for "PPC mac 7600 linux" will point you
to quite a few older Ubuntu, Debian and Mandrake forums for some better insight.
Hope that helps ya a bit.
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Nathan Templeton
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On May 20, 2012, at 8:57 AM, Don Wakefield wrote:
> I have an older Mac: a PPC 7600 with a Sonnet G4 400 meg upgrade card using
> OS 9.1. The question I have is: What procedures and/or additional software
> would be necessary to enable a dual boot system which would allow Umbutu of
> some flavor to be used periodically with my 9.1 when necessary? Ideas and
> pointers would be very much appreciated.
>
> Don Wakefield
> DTPetc! (DeskTop Productions et cetera!)
> Ballwin, Missouri, USA
>
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