Darren wrote:
To the best of my knowledge any worth while distro requires a macos to contain bootx to boot either a install kernel or some other before entering linux on oldworld macs. I guess its the same for floppy versions?there are many types of bootloaders (3 to my knowledge) and not all need macos to boot. however my error is a hardware one (it tries to acces a protected memory zone) probably it has to do with openfirmware.
Pengin for 68k, bootx for old-world - 8600 ect and 2 that I know of for new-world. I'm interested in any 68k or old-world boot loader that doesn't require a macos. I'm told that netbsd has a way around this but haven't looked into it.
You've got me on the openfirmware bit on a old 8600?
You might try a standard install using bootx and a mac partition leaving all other disk space free, then once in the linux install, partition the free space to suit your needs.
The fact you only get into the install on the 10th time using floppies suggests to me something is wrong from the out set, any kernel panic was likely.
Did you reformat the entire disk? One experience during a install and using pdisk found me needing a small amount of free space between the partitions before the table was writen correctly, thats mdlinux I think. Still this does require bootx or simalar ontop of a macos for a oldworld mac. Removing the mac driver partitions at the start of the boot drive may or may not be a good idea for the install you are using.
I may have mixed MDLinux with PPCLinux earier, not a huge difference.
other ideeas ?
Without the name of the distro and passing over reading the manual and half a dozen other questions, no sorry.
The 7300 has booted debain, ydl and mdk, all very sweetly without drama, being oldworld I need bootx for all except ppclinux with puts a dummy system folder on a macos partition using yaboot to boot straight to linux, all much of a muchness for mine but you see nothing of the macos and get a nice splash screen.
If you know a better way for a pre G3 mac then I'm interested. Miboot doesn't work for me, never heard of Quik, thanks Charles.
Cheers
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