using MacOS 8.1 on Powerbook G3

[Bertrand]

You can't install MacOS-8.1 because it is for an oldworld mac, I think.
Anyway, OS8.6 and OS9 are much faster than this one because 8.1 has 
still 68k code in it.

Can't you burn the MacOS9 System folder (and the apps and docs you want 
to keep) from his powerbook on an HFS CDrom before installing Linux ? 
Then you will be able start on the cdrom, partition the hard disk, copy 
the cd to one hfs partition, restart, install linux and then run mol...

Bertrand Dekoninck

On 2003.05.07 10:12, Thomas Laur wrote:
> Hello alltogether,
> 
> I am pretty familiar with Linux, but not familiar with Macīs, so at 
> first I want to congratulate you all for such a incredible peace of 
> code. Thatīs the things which make Linux so unique, thank you very 
> much.
> So, I have a friend, who owns a PowerBook G3.
> He is running MacOs 9 right now, but he is interrested in installing 
> Linux-ppc under the restriction, that he can use his old data and 
> some of its old software like AppleWorks and more important 
> Photoshop, so he can migrate step for step.
> So, I figured that mol is for that purpose a very hot shot.
> Problem is, that he only have a MacOS 8.1-CD. I tried to boot from 
> it, which didnīt work. There was an message complaining that the 
> installer is too ancient ;-)
> Also, I discovered in the FAQ, that MacOS 8.1 needs a ROM-File for 
> booting under mol (old-world-booting).
>  The next Problem is, that my friend is not certain, which kind of 
> PowerBook he has. He guesses WallStreet, but thats only a guess and I 
> found nothing in the manuals or documentation about it.
> So how can I determine with MacOS 9 for sure, which kind of PowerBook 
> G3 he has ?
> And when itīs really a Wallstreet, is it supported by 
> old-world-booting and whatīs the name of the ROM-File to get mol 
> running ?
> Or has he to upgrade to a newer MacOS version ?
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> 
> Thank you very much.
> 
> Thomas Laur
> Germany
> 
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