Re: Dual Boot into Linux, OSX
On Nov 24, 9:49 pm, Clark Martin cm...@sonic.net wrote: Nestamicky wrote: On 11/23/09 2:38 PM, Clark Martin wrote: I have Fedora on a separate partition on my G4. Would you guys care to say which G4 you have. I'm ready to tryout a Linux on my Sawtooth, cuz I'm sick and tired of how 'old' present day apps, especially simple things like internet apps; web 2.0, etc, have made this machine useless by slowing it down. I have it on an 800 MHz SP QuickSilver. I don't think going to Linux is going to help. My feel is that both Debian and Fedora run slower than OS X Tiger. Try installing a lightweight window manager, like lxde or xfce. Graphic overhead will be minimized, yielding snappier performance. V Mabus -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Dual Boot into Linux, OSX
Nestamicky wrote: On 11/23/09 2:38 PM, Clark Martin wrote: I have Fedora on a separate partition on my G4. Would you guys care to say which G4 you have. I'm ready to tryout a Linux on my Sawtooth, cuz I'm sick and tired of how 'old' present day apps, especially simple things like internet apps; web 2.0, etc, have made this machine useless by slowing it down. I have it on an 800 MHz SP QuickSilver. I don't think going to Linux is going to help. My feel is that both Debian and Fedora run slower than OS X Tiger. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Dual Boot into Linux, OSX
Dale Hoffman wrote: I'm thinking about installing Linux on one of a G4's extra internal drives and wonder if I'll be able to select it as a Startup Drive in Preferences or at startup using the keyboard select startup command. I have Fedora on a separate partition on my G4. I can select X or Fedora using the Option key on startup. The linux booter also allows the selection of X or Linux. I just checked and Startup Disk System Preferences only shows the Mac boot options. Debian behaves the same way. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
