Found what I was looking for: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/powerpc/ch04s05.html.en
If somebody asks for help on this again, have him/her google within www.debian.org for "bootx" to get that. -CMP On 11/10/05, Ian Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > While that may correspond, its not the defining factor in the > difference between Old and New World Macs, the difference is a major > change in the ROM organization, and introduction of Open Firmware. > (yea, there are some Old World macs with early versions of OF on > them, like my Apple Network Server, but I digress...) > > For a little more information on the structural and technical > differences, if you're curious, check this out: http:// > developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn1167.html > > ~ian > > ps: anyone want to mess with a PowerMac 5400 (all-in-one, pre-G3), or > an Apple Network Server? > > On Nov 10, 2005, at 8:09 AM, Jason Faulkner wrote: > > > Old world --> new world changover point is this: > > > > If it has a floppy, it's oldworld. > > If not, it's newworld. > > > > --Jay > > > > On 11/10/05, Rick DeNatale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On 11/9/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> On Wed, 9 Nov 2005, Cristobal Palmer wrote: > >> > >>>> So my real question is: does anybody on the list have an "old > >>>> world" > >>>> mac? If so, have you tried putting Linux on it? What'd you put > >>>> on it? > >>>> I've got one under the futon that needs to be resurrected. > >>> > >>> Yellow Dog Linux Champion Server 1.1 installed fine on my "Wall > >>> Street" > >>> model Powerbook, G3 / 300MHz, summer 1999, as I recall. > >> > >> The kids these days! <G> > >> > >> So I guess that an "old world" mac is one which is running a G3. > >> > >> What do you call the old 680x0 macs? > >> > >> -- > >> Rick DeNatale > >> > >> Visit the Project Mercury Wiki Site > >> http://www.mercuryspacecraft.com/ > >> -- > >> TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/ > >> listinfo/trilug > >> TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > >> TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > >> > > > > > > -- > > Jason Faulkner > > ------------------------ > > OldOs.org Owner/Admin // > > OpenDocument Fellowship Press Contact > > -- > > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/ > > trilug > > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (Darwin) > > iD8DBQFDc6g++FffxLd58tQRArgdAJ9kCZAxQIpoRoDhC6XnHzO3wQFhdwCeMxgo > YwUybJ8+ly1jed8Ox0hBaQA= > =4Lyp > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > -- Cristobal M. Palmer UNC-CH SILS Student [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ils.unc.edu/~cmpalmer "Television-free since 2003" -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
