Subject: Re: Powerbook 1400c - 1GB HD - 96MB Ram
From: Bo Brinkman (brinkman@cs.princeton.edu)
Date: Fri Feb 01 2002 - 13:40:35 MST
1. Well, I don't know for sure about your hardware. Sorry. :( I am
actually very unfamiliar with the workings of MacOS... It looks like
your driver is only available for MacOS 9? You will have to ask someone
who knows more than me on this one. :(
2. MkLinux uses a very old kernel. I prefer to use YellowDog Linux with
a 2.4 based kernel. My howto about this is at
http://nubus.tuxppc.org/plain_page.php?caller=powermaclinux.php3+record=77.
If you go this route, using the nubus-pmac.sourceforge.net kernel you
should be able to install YDL 1.2.1, YDL 2.0 or debian. I have never
used MkLinux so I can't tell you much about that, but my howto lists the
base package set for YDL 1.2.1, near the bottom.
david wright wrote:
> Bo, Thanks for the helpful response. Now i guess i actually have two
> questions:
>
> 1. If i do a clean install (and wipe everything out) will i be able to
> get the Global Village port working under Mac OS, (i have no original
> software) from that link*, it appears so, but i'd feel really bad if i
> "ruined" this slow and old but "working" machine. (at least now it can
> be used as a mail server or something)
>
> 2. What are the critical files for linux - what should i install to have
> a working basic os (No GUI's - just bash, perl and gcc - or other c
> compilers) - is this possible? (again i'm thinking of MKLinux for this
> machine)
>
> Thank you for all the help.
>
> -david
>
>
> *_http://www.globalvillage.com/support/powerport-platinum-pro.html_
>
-- William "Bo" Brinkman brinkman@cs.princeton.edu Princeton Computer Science http://www.derandomized.org/ -- Lack of rounding does not imply precision. --Sarah Battersby's sig line
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