The main items I see with running a dual boot system (if that's what you are thinking of doing) are:
Do you want to transfer software between the two systems? If so, I think you need to create a small partition specifically for the transfers. MacOS X can't read EXT3 and I'm not sure if Linux can read HFS(?sp?) properly. There seem to be some issues with Debian's power management. This is probably not an issue with the desktop Apple models, but may still be an issue with the laptops. The initialisation sequence for Debian X11 on the LCD occasionally goes awry. The standard fix is to shut down X11 and restart it. If you are doing a dual boot, the MacOS X major system upgrades can sometimes confuse themselves and you may have to re-install Linux afterwards. Just keep everything backed up somewhere. Other than that it looks very good and performs well (on the Tibook). Cheers, Jill. -----Original Message----- From: Adam Hewitt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 28 August 2003 11:25 AM To: PLUG Cc: SLUG Subject: [SLUG] linux on ibook Hi All, I got myself an ibook about 6 or 7 weeks ago and although originally I was thinking "why would anyone want to install linux in this when OS X is so cool, and you can run X11 with Fink?"...I am beginning to feel myself being slowly drawn to install linux on it, like a fly to a bug zapper...its so mesmorizing... My question is has anyone compared YDL with a debianPPC install and what kind of results did you get? At heart I am a great debian fan, I run debian on my PC at work, my two servers at home and my desktop at home (although not for long...I need my games :( )...but the though of installing a distro that was made for my ibook has me interested (that and the fact that it comes with apt-rpm installed and configured by default aparently)... Any comments? Adam. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT NOTICES This email (including any documents referred to in, or attached, to this email) may contain information that is personal, confidential or the subject of copyright or other proprietary rights in favour of Aristocrat, its affiliates or third parties. This email is intended only for the named addressee. Any privacy, confidence, copyright or other proprietary rights in favour of Aristocrat, its affiliates or third parties, is not lost because this email was sent to you by mistake. If you received this email by mistake you should: (i) not copy, disclose, distribute or otherwise use it, or its contents, without the consent of Aristocrat or the owner of the relevant rights; (ii) let us know of the mistake by reply email or by telephone (+61 2 9413 6300); and (iii) delete it from your system and destroy all copies. Any personal information contained in this email must be handled in accordance with applicable privacy laws. Electronic and internet communications can be interfered with or affected by viruses and other defects. As a result, such communications may not be successfully received or, if received, may cause interference with the integrity of receiving, processing or related systems (including hardware, software and data or information on, or using, that hardware or software). Aristocrat gives no assurances in relation to these matters. If you have any doubts about the veracity or integrity of any electronic communication we appear to have sent you, please call +61 2 9413 6300 for clarification. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
