Gentoo Olworld mac installation

[Marcelo Giles]

Hi Joerg,

This is from "Gentoo Linux/PowerPC Frequently Asked Questions"
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-ppc-faq.xml

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I have an OldWorld Macintosh and need to use BootX. However, I am  =20
having trouble opening the BootX installer on the PPC install CD. What=20=

can I do? =A0

You will need a new version of StuffIt Expander to open the file. You=20
can download it for free.

Is it possible to boot Gentoo Linux on an OldWorld machine without Mac=20=

OS? I would like to have a Mac OS-free machine. =A0

If you have a lot of time to experiment, you could try Quik. Quik is a=20=

bootloader for OldWorld PPC machines. If your machine uses BootX, you=20
can use Quik; if it uses yaboot, you can't. Quik can be incredibly=20
difficult to install, and is currently not working with gcc 3.x (read:=20=

Gentoo 1.4 or later), but the end result is somewhere between "neato"=20
and "breathtaking" because Mac OS does not have to load. Think yaboot=20
on speed.

Be sure to read the Quik quirks page. Also see "Is Quik Bootloader for=20=

Mac OS Dead?" and "Guide: Quik - Direct Booting for Older PowerMacs".=20
"NetBSD/macppc Model Support" documents OpenFirmware versions for=20
various Apple and clone PowerPC machines.

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On Thursday, May 6, 2004, at 03:34  PM, Joerg Schloemer wrote:

> Where's the problem. I think we are all  open minded people just =
trying
> to exchange some experiences.I know very well that I could post that
> question on the gentoo ppc forum, but maybe a YDL user has already=20
> tried
> that as well. On the other hand I've seen threads related to other
> distros here and I think it's ok because you can learn from the
> experiences others made if you're interessted in that certain topic.
> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 08:07:39 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Norberto Quintanar <nquintanar@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: Gentoo Oldwordmac installation
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>
> I'm the last person to playah hate, but that question would be better
> asked over at:
> http://forums.gentoo.org/
>
> --- Joerg Schloemer <?> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> has anyone installed Gentoo (2004.0)on an oldworld mac with BootX?
>> I've downloaded the ISO, but there's no Kernel around and no Image
>> etc.
>> Would really like to give it a try.
>>
>> Joerg
>
>
>
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