installing on Mac G3 PPC

[Clinton MacDonald]

Mr. de Ruijter:

"R. de Ruijter" <r.de.ruijter AT xs4all DOT nl> wrote:
> I'm trying to install in a mac G3. Pc doesnt seem 
> to boot from cdrom.

You are probably talking about a "Power Macintosh G3"
(often called a "Beige G3"). Is this correct? If so,
the Beige G3 will NOT boot from the CD-ROM. Instead,
there is a different method to install Yellow Dog
Linux.

When you are ready to install YDL on your Beige G3, be
sure to read carefully:

<http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/support/installation/>

and download, read, and follow these instructions:

<http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/support/installation/ydl3.0_guide-single.pdf>

Most people who have problems installing YDL have
neglected to read these pages.
 
> Harddrive is 1 6G lin ext2 partition.

The Yellow Dog Linux installation procedure will
automatically create the correct Linux partitions. To
let it do this, do NOT create an ext2 partition.
Instead, install a small (about 250 MB) Macintosh HFS
(or HFS+) partition and install the Macintosh
operating system on that small partition. Leave the
remainder of your hard drive (5.75 GB) *unallocated*.
This is necessary before installing Yellow Dog Linux.

Here is a link to the procedure:

<http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/pipermail/yellowdog-newbie/2003-September/004761.html>

Good luck!

Best wishes,
Clint

-- 
Dr. Clinton C. MacDonald | <mailto:clint DOT macdonald
AT sbcglobal DOT net>