On 2002-12-17 04:06, " Leigh Honeywell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Starting to accept that I'm not going to be able to get Linux onto my > PB170. For anyone that's familiar with it, I get to the screen with the > benguin, then the console does not load. So my next bet is to try > NetBSD - or perhaps FreeBSD? I'm really not sure here. > > Aslo, I'm not sure if the 40mb HD in the 170 is going to cut it. I need > a minimal system folder (2mb) and room for ClarisWorks and a few megs of > docs, so say a 5 or 10mb MacOS partition. 4mb of Swap space leaves me > with a 25mb linux/netbsd/whatever partition. All I want on it, as > stated before, is gcc and an editor. Is this going to cut it in any > way, and how the heck do I get started? NetBSD will run on the PowerBook 170. You'll need at least 4 MB RAM (better to have the maximum of 8 MB), and more disk space than you currently have available (at least 80-100 MB: <http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/mac68k/faq/faq-4.html#ss4.2>). Aside from that, the internal video isn't supported, so you'll have to run a terminal to the serial port. Not a very portable solution. OpenBSD reports that the 170 is "fully supported", however, OpenBSD/mac68k is a derivative of NetBSD, so it surprises me that they claim full support while NetBSD doesn't. I've never tried OpenBSD, and their Mac68K support seems less robust than NetBSD's. There is no port maintainer for OpenBSD/mac68k, while NetBSD/mac68k is a very active port that is kept up-to-date with the main release (i386) of NetBSD. IMHO, the nicest solution to run a portable 68K BSD machine is to run NetBSD 1.5 on a PowerBook 5x0. You'll need a full-blown 68040, though. Get yourself a nice used PB520 or 540, rip out the old 68LC040 and replace it with a 68040 from your friendly neighbourhood electronics parts shop. Bump it up to 80 or 90 MHz while you're at it, and you're in business. ,xtG .tsooJ -- Joost van de Griek http://www.jvdg.net/ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
