> Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 10:03:00 -0400 > > Hello all, > > I've given up on the PPC card. I think it's smoked (unless someone in > the Newark, DE or Elkton, MD area would like to try it in their 68k machine > just to verify my conclusion). Anyway... > > I'm thinking about getting an external drive and installing NetBSD or > Linux (saving the internal drive for MacOS 8.1). Anyone on the list have > any experience they would like to share with running NetBSD or Linux on 68k > class machines (with a 68040)? > > Damond >
hi, first, say you want to go for linux. here i'm pretty familiar with how to set it up on a m68k mac, although not having done it to complete success, i can tell you that it can be a fairly complex (but quite gratifying) process. i'll try to be brief. if you want to go the linux route, then get and install mklinux. it's quite old as a linux OS, but there aren't as many options with m68k as with ppc/pmac. but, since this is just a step to getting a working (and up-to-date) OS, this is ok. then, once that's running, you can install an up-to date version and distribution (debian - which i'm running on a pmac 7500; mandrake; redhat [may be a little too commercial for some]; yellowdog; etc.) the BSDs i have almost no info, but you can go see http://www.netbsd.org/ . prior experience with any *nix suggested, but not required. someone used to an OS that's GUI-based may have problems at first, but once the major hurdles are crossed, it becomes as easy (or easier, imo) to handle a *nix box as it is to handle a mac OS box. i don't have any more details than that, other than i tried once to install linux on a 68k, but not having any documentation to refer to, it was rather painful. there is *plenty* of info on installing, running, and managing a *nix box. here are some sites to get you going: <http://www.linuxdoc.org/> (changed recently; it will redirect) <http://www.debian.org/> (great support, the software is also well-supported and documented) <http://www.redhat.com/> <http://www.mandrake.org/> (or .com/) <http://www.netbsd.org/> (as mentioned above) <http://www.freshmeat.net/> (software, etc.) <http://www.sourceforge.net/> <http://www.linuxm68k.org/> (not too sure of the exact domain name) the one big advantage of the debian dist is that it strictly keeps to the GPL <http://www.gnu.org/> one more thing: i've been running linux on this old pmac 7500 (off-topic - sorry), and i've never seen it run so quickly - there's no CPU upgrade on it - i still have the original ppc 601 in it. very stable OS, currently the computer has been up for a week, running an apache web server, and other things, with no slow-down. and, i completely wiped the mac os 9 partition i had on it, and installed debian on it. i may do the same to the quadra 800 too :). eric -- Quadlist 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> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
