> Hi there. > I have just obtained a pair of PPC 7500/100s and have been busily researc= > hing > them for a week or so, downloading manuals, service books and reading mai= > l > digests. However, a lot of what I've read seems to contradict either itse= > lf > or the results that I actually get when testing anything, so I thought pe= > rhaps > I could ask the experts. Please, can anyone definitively tell me: > 1. Can a 7500/100 boot from a CD - everything I've read implies yes, but > neither of mine will boot from Mandrake or Debian linux CDs, >
I'm running YellowDog Linux successfully on my 7500, but you can't just boot from a Linux CD without formatting your disk especially for the Linux install process. In the case of YDL, and probably other Linux distributions, you format the disk as "unallocated" then let the installer do the formatting. If you want to try YDL, go for version 2.2 as the current 2.3 version generally doesn't work on "old world" Powermacs. I found a YDL 2.2 CD on ebay for $5 US. While in Linux, I can boot MacOS in it's own window using MOL (Mac-on-Linux) and switch back and forth as easily as moving between any other windows. It's pretty darn neat. Ken Grunke -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
