> 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.
NetBSD! NETBSD!!!!! "Of course I run NetBSD" since version 1.4.2. My IIci loves it. My Apple Network Server will probably be switched to it, and I have a Q605 with a real '040 that will probably be set up with it. It's also tremendously more mature and tested than Linux on the 68k Macs; it's been around for almost a decade. > Aslo, I'm not sure if the 40mb HD in the 170 is going to cut it. That *is* awfully small, although a very rudimentary set might be squeezed in there. Alternatively, get an external SCSI drive and allocate that all to NetBSD. Hook that up and run the Booter off that. The IIci is happy with a 2GB drive, so it doesn't need to be particularly large. A bigger worry is the RAM. You will need that full 8MB available on the 170 to get things to any useful state (4MB will boot, but you probably won't be able to do much more than that). 8MB is cramped, but functional; gcc should work on this, although it will churn a lot. My IIci has 128MB and it never swaps anymore ;-) -- ----------------------------- personal page: http://www.armory.com/~spectre/ -- Cameron Kaiser, Point Loma Nazarene University * [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Please dispose of this message in the usual manner. -- Mission: Impossible - -- 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
