Bondi iMacs are tray loaders. Good luck getting it to 512mb. I have never gotten one to more than 384. Two 256 always registered as 256 and 128 for me.
Sent from my eyeFone On Oct 27, 2009, at 6:28 PM, Clark Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Christian Wacker wrote: >> I have a bondai blue iMac in it's stock configuration, complete with >> retore cds that I would like to tinker around with linux on. >> I can upgrade ram to 512mb (just haven't gotten to it yet) and am >> looking for suggestions. >> I do not want to go through the trouble of system 10 (it's a pain on >> my slot-load 350mhz imac) >> any suggestions? > > Is this a tray loader? > > Debian Linux should work on this machine well enough. It will be a > bit > slow. Other versions may work too such as Fedora, SUSE and Yellow > Dog. > > > I've put Fedora on a slot loader. Off hand I'm just not sure how > well a > tray loader will work. > > -- > Clark Martin > Redwood City, CA, USA > Macintosh / Internet Consulting > > "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imaclist -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
