Clark Martin wrote:

> I've installed Debian 5, Fedora 9 and Yellow Dog 5 (I think it is) on 
> various G3s.  I have had both Debian and Fedora playing music although 
> you have to install an MP3 library but before you can you have to figure 
> out that you do need it and what it is.  I've played video on them but 
> they are too slow for decent playback, your iMac should be okay.  I 
> haven't used YDL as much as the others but have probably had more 
> trouble with it.  Between Debian and Fedora I'd have to call it a toss 
> up between the two.

I think I must have had traumatic amensia, Fedora wasn't install and 
play.  First I installed F10 on a G3 iMac and while I forget the 
specifics, it didn't work.  Then I tried F9.  Xorg wouldn't start up.  I 
had to edit the config file and after several attempts it worked.  Then 
it turned out the sound didn't work.  That required adding a command to 
a file (to look for the sound harware).

Debian however did work without much trouble (unless that memory is 
blocked too).


When I tried F10 on a G3 B&W it installed okay but then it couldn't 
boot, some kind kind of mis-match in how the installer and booter refer 
to disks on the B&W.  So I put YDL on that one.


I want to get a couple of earlier versions of YDL to put on some other 
PPC macs but the distros are not available.



-- 
Clark Martin
Redwood City, CA, USA
Macintosh / Internet Consulting

"I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway"

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