[WelMac] Fwd: Linux on PowerPC

[Jo Booth]

Hi Barry,

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Barry Malcolm <barrym at actrix.co.nz>
> Date: 29 May 2006 23:46:32.0
> To: Jo Booth <mangee at welmac.org.nz>
> Subject: Linux on PowerPC
>
> Hi Joe
>
> I was at tonights meeting and asked Wayne if anyone in the  club  
> might have tried installing Linux on the PPC. He suggested I  
> contact you about it as he thought you had some experience of this.
> Is this correct?
>
> The reason I was asking is that I've installed a PCI card with USB  
> ports in my PowerMac 7300 and no matter what I try I cannot get the  
> Mac  software to talk to the USB ports and thus to my digital  
> camera or card reader. I've used OS8.6 and OS9.0 and downloaded the  
> USB adapter card software v1.4.1 from Apple. The ASP can tell the  
> USB card is there and the card's manufacturer <sunix.com.tw> tells  
> me no driver is needed. It seems to me the problem must be in the  
> BIOS. I've finally got fed up and think I'll try switching to  
> Linux  on the Mac, as I've had no problem with using Linux on my PC.
> There seems to be at least 5 flavours -- Mandrake, Yellow Dog,  
> Debian, Gentoo and LinuxPPC.
>
> If you have tried it, or are using it, I'd be delighted to hear  
> what success you have had, what problems you have met, and what  
> flavour of Linux you used.
>
> Best regards
> Barry

I have done it... see the piccies at <http://www.flickr.com/photos/ 
mangee/68959828/>
and <http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=me&q=linux+mac&m=tags>

I've installed m68k linux and ubunutu.. on a variety machines.

I'm on leave at present, so will forward this to the welmac  
discussion list for further info.

http://wellylug.org.nz is the local Linux Group - who hang out on irc  
-- irc.wellylug.org.nz on channel #mac or #wellylug
See also <http://wellylug.org.nz/index.php?page=discussion/ 
discussion.php>

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