Macbook pro

Aaron Johnson ajohnson at terrasoftsolutions.com
Wed Jan 30 08:56:54 MST 2008


Haresh Kainth wrote:
> hi there,
>
> im not sure if ydl run's on intel? best to consult with 
> http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/support/downloads/ ive had a quick 
> look at the downloadable iso's, i cant find a link for intel arch.
>
> if there is a supported version of ydl for intel then im sure you can 
> install it as the only os, when i had a powerbook (powerpc arch) i was 
> able to install it as the only OS.
>
> The install process should be straight forward. in regards to 
> problems, i guess, a person can only answer that, on the problems that 
> you may occur. best thing to do, is to;
>
> a) find a intel version of ydl (not sure if there is one)
YDL is for PPC hardware only, we do not support the intel arch.
> b) if there is a version of it (intel ydl) download it, burn it to a 
> dvd and try to install it, press the C button on your keyboard at 
> startup (see the ydl website for more info, installation process)
> c) again, if you can find a intel ydl, virtualise it. if you have 
> parrallels or vmware, you can run a hypervisor os, ie. run a guest os 
> on your host os. <-- much safer and cleaner process (from my experience).
>
> hope it helps.
>
> On 30/01/2008, *Edward Montfoort* <therealsoultrain at gmail.com 
> <mailto:therealsoultrain at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hello. I sort of new at linux and I would like to know if it would
>     be possible to run YDL on a macbook pro and also if it would be
>     possible to run it as the only OS.
>     And what kind of problems would I find and how would I solve them.
>     Hope you can help.
>     Thanks.
>
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