> Hi, > > New to Mac but not Linux. > > I was given a G3 that I can not get to boot to its CDROM > > What I know about it so far is the back lable has on it > "PowerPC G3 300 Mhz 1MB Cache 64MB/6GB HD/24x CD/Zip" > When booted it has OS 8, and 192 MB of RAM. > > I downloaded onto my x86 Linux box the 4 YD CD's, and burned > the ISO's. But I can not get the Mac to boot to the CD. > > I've tried holding down the "C" key and after booting > into OS 8, changing the boot disk to the CDROM. > > No matter what it boots to the HD.
What you'll need to do is lay your hands on an OS 8 CD to repartition your HD. After repartitioning, you'll need to use (i.e. install) OS 8 as a boot loader to get Linux going (it uses about 30-40 MB of disk space and no RAM). There is an alternative and that's the bootloader referenced in that URL provided to you by someone else in this thread, but as I wrote you off-list, I know nothing about it. Come to think of it, since you have a Zip drive, you could use it as your bootloader and have your internal 6 GB entirely devoted to YDL (though, since OS 8 only will use 10-20 MB in base install you're better off IMO to have OS 8 on your internal). (epiphany - eureka - light bulb on) Also, since you have a Zip, i would recommend that you use a Zip disk (if you have one) to copy OS 8 onto it (unless you get yourself an OS 8 CD... they're everywhere and they should be *cheap* since virtually no one has use for them anymore... you can use any OEM OS 8.0 or 8.1 installer CD (even though they say they're machine-specific you can very easily get around such limitations by using the installer directly rather than the "official" installer interface)). But, since you can copy OS 8 to a Zip and Zips are bootable this means that you can repartition the internal HD using the OS that came with the machine's HD :) :) :) Questions, just ask. Your computer is perfectly functional under YDL with 192 MB of RAM. Good luck, Eric. _______________________________________________ yellowdog-newbie mailing list [email protected] http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie
