> 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 ...
PCI Macs have Open Firmware * . "Old World" goes up to and including certain G3 PowerMacs and PowerBooks (generally, the Beige G3 and its relations). "New World" is for PowerMacs and PowerBooks beyond those. Dual booting of Linux and MacOS X has been successful with a number of Linux distributions. Generally, the distribution includes a boot loader which allows you to specify which of Linux, MacOS 9 or MacOS X you want to boot. Yellow Dog Linux had several distributions which were specific to a PPC Mac Mini and these were quite good. The same was true for distributions for the "Pismo" PowerBook. * Even the ill-fated Apple Network Server featured O.F., although it was a primitive version of O.F. Not withstanding the primitiveness, Yellow Dog Linux had a least two distributions which could support the ANS, and there are still a number of web sites which run ANSes using YDL. The ANS was never intended to run MacOS, not withstanding the fact that most of its essentials were identical or nearly identical to a 9500/9600. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
