On Mon, 2005-01-31 at 20:46 -0800, Tim Hammerquist wrote: > Bob Royal wrote: > > The x86 version also comes with a live CD. > > Hey, anyone know why they don't have a live CD for the ppc version? > Backing up and re-installing my powerbook is a long and involved > process. I'd rather have some vague idea how much of my work I'll be > able to do on my linux-on-ppc laptop before I back up 70GB work of > stuff. I already know I won't be able to use my Airport Express card, > but I'm kinda fuzzy on whether the gigabit ethernet port is supported > under OSS yet.
My understanding is that a PowerBook can boot from an external drive. It may be easier to pick up an inexpensive enclosure on ebay and use your $50 used 10GB SuSE drive to see if Linux-on-ppc is worth a shot. Failing the 10GB drive, I have some larger disks you could borrow. Mark
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