Stock 7500 won't boot 3.0

[Clinton MacDonald]

Mr. Dunbar:

On Tuesday, October 14, 2003, at 08:26  AM, Lee Dunbar wrote:

> 1] I clicked your instructions link:
> "PAGE NOT FOUND"
> Your link leads to  
> http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/support/installation/ydl3.0_guide- 
> single.pdf, I can access it only by navigating to the file, the error  
> above was from me directly clicking your link to the same location.

Sorry about that.

> 2] No, CPU upgrades will not be considered until after I actually get  
> Linux running on the box; published compatibility claims are not  
> requiring such CPUs. Speed of the PC is not an issue: I'm trying to  
> gain PPC platform experience without breaking the bank.

That is entirely up to you. Like most modern GUIs, Linux relies a lot  
on processor speed for drawing windows, loading applications, and so  
on. However, Linux is better for this than most operating systems, in  
that it has more options for disabling unnecessary cruft, has  
lower-impact alternative window managers, and always has the command  
line to fall back on.

I was serious about needing a larger monitor, however. Most of the  
Linux (KDE/Gnome) dialog boxes, control panels, and many application  
windows are hard coded at sizes larger than 640 x 480. However, as Tim  
("gladiool") points out, you might not be able to run video at sizes  
much larger than 800 x 600 with the built-in video on the 7500 -- you  
probably have either 2 or 4 MB of video RAM and no graphics card,  
according to the Mactracker database:

<http://www.mactracker.ca/>

Good luck!

Best wishes,
Clint

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