7 Apr
2006
7 Apr
'06
10:41 p.m.
On Fri Apr 07, 2006 at 12:12:47PM +0000, Matthew Polashek wrote:
Hi!
I'm looking for suggestions and comments on running Linux on PPC with the
intention of making an audio box. I'm intersted in suggestions for distros and
kernels, etc. I've got a Powerbook G4 17 that I'm dual booting with OSX and
Yellowdog
whats wrong with yellowdog? anyways if you want to switch to Debian or Gentoo you can do
it without a reinstall (old binaries may be overwritten, but conf files will be ok). for
debian use debootstrap, for gentoo just untar a portage snapshot to /usr and start
emerging :)
a buddy recently gave up on installing debian or gentoo and went with yellowdog, due to
the finickynness of yaboot/miboot/quik/bootX and the patch partitions, miniature boot
partitions etc... so a 'live upgrade' to one of the above distro is what i'd
recommend..