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Ryano writes
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TechWeb has a story about LinuxPPC's strong debut at MacWorld. I was interested to read the bit about Linux tapping into Mac extensions to use features it doesn't yet support itself. Additionally, there is also some stuff on the future of LinuxPPC. "
Race with the Dev^W^WJon Katz on Linux Highway (Score:1)
Well, I'm trying to get LinuxPPC up and running. It's entertaining to see those dos boot screens on my trinitron
Initial notes:
Use BootX. BootX clearly rules. It's beautifully simple.
Use Mac tools to partition the disk you want. Seriously- nothing in Linux is half as elegant as plain old Drive Setup- make a bunch of partitions (I made 5, including an HFS partition) and size them in Drive Setup, with the handy slider cursor. Then when you use fdisk (actually it's gdisk) in the Linux install, look at all the partitions, _write_ them down if you need to (there ain't no scrollback! No amenities at all. Though there's now a MacOS SIOW implementation of this which does have scrollback). Anyway, in pdisk, delete the Mac partition corresponding to the Unix partition you want to create- then make a new one with _exactly_ the same numbers for start and length. Tadah!
The install isn't incredibly hard, though it borders on incredibly awkward. But there's amusement value in puttering DOSishly around in a Macintosh
I hate to say it, but so far I haven't beat Jon Katz to running actual Linux. Why?
kmod: failed t(obscured by dialog)
comps file is not 0 as expected
kernel panic- kernel access of (dead?) area pcc002c4e4
I'm starting the whole process from scratch, on the assumption that my install folder was totally hosed because Fetch knew how to uncompress gzip files on post-processing. I worked out that I had to redownload the ramdisk, but that was _not_ the only gzip, and I have a hunch that something else needed to remain zipped up neatly. (Note: when downloading these things, try disabling _all_ post processing, then unHQXing and unstuffing Mac apps as needed, leaving all zips strictly alone)
I look forward to relentlessly solving all this- and will be getting a beater PC to practice the installing on x86 (of a sort
...for some values of 'join'. Use BootX! BootX rules! BootX lets you dualboot with ostentatious ease, total Macish simplicity and elegance, and LinuxPPC apparently lets you access HFS volumes (cool!) Be sure to name the HFS partition something Linux can comprehend. I believe that means a little short word that's all lowercase.
Be seeing you!
You'll have to use Mk/Linux (Score:1)
Trust me on this one. Once you get MkLinux up and running, it works pretty much like any other RPM-using Linux (from a user perspective, that is). It comes with the usual stuff -- Apache, Sendmail, etc.
Sleep? (Score:1)
MacOS emulation? (Score:1)
Now THAT would make me switch over completely.
LinuxPPC does not run on the 7100 (Score:1)
Sorry, but LinuxPPC does not run on any Nubus machines. If you want to run Linux on you will need to use MkLinux [apple.com]. MkLinux is a modified Linux kernel running through the Mach 3.0 microkernel. it will be 20-30% slower than native PPC Linux, but from a users perspective is functionally the same as the equivalent native Linux kernel (2.0.x) and it is binary compatible with LinuxPPC.
-diaphanousInhereting a Power Mac 7100/66 (Score:1)
A couple of questions:
1) Can I freely download Linux PPC, or do we need to purchase a distribution?
2) Can I pick up an adapter for an SVGA monitor to macintosh?
Just curious, if anyone would offer any insights.
thanks,
Brian Seppanen
MacOS emulation? (Score:1)
Inhereting a Power Mac 7100/66 (Score:1)
need to purchase a distribution?
Unfortunately, LinuxPPC won't support the 7100. MkLinux does run on it, however, and despite rumors to the contrary it's very much alive. It's freely downloadable from Apple, or you can buy LinuxPPC (which includes a copy).
2) Can I pick up an adapter for an SVGA monitor to macintosh?
Absolutely. MacConnection would probably be your best bet for getting one of these; I've had great luck with them in the past. I use just such an adapter myself; it's great.
MacOS emulation? (Score:1)
start in January, so I'd guess there's not too
much progress at the moment.
os x on linux kernel? huh? (Score:1)
Re: using extensions: again, confused reporter. BootX uses the Mac OS's video settings, but it doesn't actually use any of the Mac OS extensions for anything. If it did, then we'd have a lot more hardware drivers.
Another PowerPC Linux article at news.com (Score:1)
Sleep? (Score:1)
Whats more, everybody should be running the rc5 client, nobodies box should have time to sleep!
:)
Huh? (Score:1)
video drivers (Score:1)
Mac OS X (Score:1)
A hand washes other......... (Score:1)
This will be help Linux or MacOs? In fact. This will be help us or uncle Bill? What do you Think?
nice day for ya......
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Mac Extensions (Score:1)