Yes, possible and exactly what I do. yaboot is setup to give me Linux,
OSX, CDROM, and OpenFirmware boot options. I'm fairly confident that a
PB will run Linux superbly from what I've heard. I recommend taking a
PPC livecd (i.e. Gentoo PPC LiveCD) to the Apple store (4mi for me,
dangerously close) and try booting the desired computer from it. If the
CD boots, then it does/will work. (Hold down 'c' as the computer boots
to boot from the cd)
MOL is not an emulator in any way. It is a virtual machine that boots
any other partition on your mac in another window, or straight on the
terminal using DGA I believe.
On Thu, 2004-03-25 at 08:06, Kevin wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-03-24 at 18:46, Bryce C wrote:
> > I should clarify, mine is an iBook G3 (Early 2003), running OSX via
> > dual-boot and MOL. Interesting.
>
> Bryce, that is exactly what I am interested in. I am considering a
> PowerBook G4, but I must be able to dual-boot between Gentoo and OSX
> Panther. I know I can run several Linux distros on the PowerBook, but I
> need to retain the ability to dual-boot into native OSX.
>
> Researching this idea, I encountered that alarming note on Gentoo's
> website.
>
> Anyway, can you clarify? <dumb question> Is it possible to install
> Linux and OSX into separate partitions on a PowerBook and dual boot
> between them with Grub or something similar? I am assuming it's
> possible. </dumb question>
>
> My google searches are taking me in many different directions, but no
> clear answers. A PowerBook G4 is a bit too expensive for the
> "buy-it-and-try-it" plan I usually take.
>
> Also, reading the MOL docs it looks like MOL is booting an OSX (or
> MacOS) installation from a partition on the drive. Is that right? It
> is clearly not a hardware emulation environment (like VMWare) where one
> can install a "guest" OS within the VM. Am I getting close?
>
> Thanks,
> ...Kevin
>
>
>
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