>Subject: Re: Resuscitating an ST15150N > >I don't personally think it's off-topic as we are talking about a >Quadra. I don't personally think this is a list just for Quadras running >MacOS, but a list for Quadras in general. > >If I'm mistaken, my apologies to the List Nannies ;) > >At the moment, the only real Linux option is Debian. I don't personally >know of any other pre-made distros that support 68k. However, Debian is >a quite good choice. Even the 68k portion is kept quite up to date with >the rest of it and includes the latest of most things (XFree86 4.1, 4.2 >is on the way, etc etc). It is somewhat more difficult to set up than, >say, Mandrake, but it works well. There's also plenty of Linux support >out there, and most of the experience would transfer over to 68k without >issues. Some of the install bits might be a bit different, but >everything else is the same as any other Linux. If you know anything >about Linux at all, it'll be a breeze. > >I'm running it on a LC475, a Q605, and a Quadra 840AV with no troubles >at all. It supports both the internal ethernet of the 840AV as well as >the LC PDS cards in the LCs. Clock chipped to 33mhz with a full '040, >the LCs are quite capable at it. Make great web servers and the like, >especially considering their going price ;) > >Scott Holder
Well, here's the thing. The drive needs to have a low-level format "forced" upon it - nothing I've tried works, and I've tried about 9 things running all the way back to HD Toolkit 1.1, ca 1992. Apparently when the system froze up in the midst of formatting, the indication of where the "end of the drive" is was lost. I'm paraphrasing. But Seagate says that gets put down at the end of a low-level format. So right now this drive is "there" on the bus, but contains 0 blocks. This Seatools thing cn force a format (like they'd do at the factory, I imagine). I have a Q950 sitting there. Debian has a "mini-boot CD" for both 68K and PowerPC. So why not boot and install Linux and then run Seatools? "It's a ummm, yeah, a Learning Experience". So here are some questions for Scott, with apologies as I've already read through much of the Debian web pages and don't necessarily understand all of it. 1. http://www.phy.olemiss.edu/debian-cd/ contains .iso image files of some small (ca 190M) boot/install CDs. I've already got woody-m68k1-.iso and woody-powerpc-1.iso on a CD (as files, not as CD images, just as they came over the net). 2. http://www.debian.org/CD has an FAQ which claims that these files can be opened and burned using Toast or Disk Copy. Tried Toast Lite, which is what I have, no dice. Tried Disk Copy -- the flavor that comes with System 9.2 -- no dice. 3. I can only xfer these files using IE 5.x. Have they been somehow scrambled in transmission, for these apps won't recognize them? The FAQ hints that the DL should be set to Binary. Fine, I know how to do this with Fetch but not with Internet Exploder. 4. I tried everything I could think of the FTP them via Fetch but could not get that directory. So ... what am I missing here ... If we can get this far we can then proceed on this Seatools lark. -- Craig O'Donnell Sinepuxent Ancestors & Boats <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fassitt/> The Proa FAQ <http://boat-links.com/proafaq.html> The Cheap Pages <http://www2.friend.ly.net/~dadadata/> Sailing Canoes, Polytarp Sails, Bamboo, Chinese Junks, American Proas, the Bolger Boat Honor Roll, Plywood Boats, Bamboo Rafts, &c. _________________________________ -- Professor of Boatology -- Junkomologist -- Macintosh kinda guy Friend of Wanda the Wonder Cat, 1991-1997. _________________________________ --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by friend.ly.net.] -- 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
