It's a little hard to find, but <http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppc.php3> says G3 or G4 or a PCI based 604 only.
So no go for the original poster, who was 1400 (even if he got a G3 card, the 1400 is not PCI based).
That's not exactly correct. With some extra effort, most Linuces for PowerPC will run on a NuBus (61/71/8100, 5300, 1400, 6200, 5200, etc) Mac. You have to fiddle with the kernel - there is a NuBus enabled kernel out there somewhere that will enable the use of most other PowerPC Linuces on your 1400.
My advice: Don't bother.
Linux on the 1400 will be next to useless, since it doesn't support the T-REX PC Card controller, floppy drive, or expansion (CD-ROM) bay. It also doesn't have sound-out, so you can't even have fun playing MP3s from your hard drive. MkLinux also does not have support for these things.
MkLinux is coming back into the fold as a more-up-to-date *nix. Last I heard, there were a few folks working hard on putting out a new release.
Yellow Dog is fine, and there's a bunch of other *nixes out there. Besides MkLinux, none of them natively support the 1400, but if you track down the NuBus enabled kernel, you _can_ install any PPC Linux (not LinuxPPC) on your 1400.
I've got Yellow Dog on a PowerTower Pro, and it works OK. I put Mandrake on my Wallstreet and PowerMac G3 with some moderate success. In both cases, it was more of an experiment than something I actually use.
Setting up Macs older than the iMac/iBook with Linux can be a real pain in the butt.... Probably more trouble than the casual user would want to bother with.
If you are a glutton for punishment, I put together a short how-to on installing MkLinux on my 5300ce. It may be adaptable for your 1400. Take a look at <http://homepage.mac.com/alk/personal/projects/5300/mklinux5300.html> That's a very temporary URL, and it's not linked to anywhere on my site...
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