Partitioning

[Bert Knabe]

No, most (if not all) G3 upgrades are supported by the PPC distros of Linux.

Bert

On 06/04/2003 01:04 PM, "Ben Donovan" <ben@toycar.net> wrote:

> This leads nicely into my next question:
> 
> I have a G3 card, do I need to do anything special to get it to work?
> 
> Ben
> 
> 
> 
> on 6/4/03 1:54 PM, Bert Knabe at bknabe@mac.com wrote:
> 
>> I have a Starmax 3000/180 upgraded to a 320mhz G3 (but I have multiple
>> HD's). Use Apples Drive Setup to make your initial partitions. If you don't
>> want to use MacOS except to boot into Linux, make a 100 meg (give or take)
>> hfs partition and 1 linux partition with the rest. Then install a custom
>> minimal MacOS on the 100 meg partition. Install Linux following the
>> instructions.
>> 
>> If you don't have 160 megs of RAM (the max) on your Starmax, I'd recommend
>> getting it - 64 meg sticks for Starmax can be found for around $25 - and I'd
>> also recommend getting a G3 upgrade (can be had for $130 or less). Linux is
>> slooooow on a stock Starmax. I'm sure it will be faster on your machine than
>> on mine, but I don't think it will be that much faster.
>> 
>> Bert 
> 
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