installing on Mac G3 PPC

[R. de Ruijter]

i'm, trying to install on a mac G3 hd 6G, 128 ati.


At 16:33 18-1-2004 -0800, you wrote:
>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>
>
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