PPC Linux Vs. OSX :-Was-: YDL 4.0 PPC install problems

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Author: Bryan.ONeal@asu.edu
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To: plug-discuss
Old-Topics: Re: YDL 4.0 PPC install problems
Subject: PPC Linux Vs. OSX :-Was-: YDL 4.0 PPC install problems
Just out of curiosity
I use OS X with my PB, and I like it so much I am willing to pay for an
upgrade or two. However I have heard of people stripping off the OSX that
came with their Mac in favor of PPC Linux. My question is why; what do
YellowDog, or Ubuntu offer that OS X does not? (Basically what am I missing
out on)


On Sun, 13 Feb 2005, Ted Gould wrote:

> On Sat, 2005-02-12 at 14:00 -0700, Dierk Seeburg wrote:
> >Tried myself on the YDL 4.0 PPC on an eMac (800Mhz,1Gb) using CDs made
> >from the 4 ISO images I downloaded from YD. yaboot goes through a bunch
> >of checks and dies when it cannot "find a screen" although it found an
> >eMac monitor earlier in the bootup sequence - any ideas?
> >
> >If not, anyone want the 4 YDL 4.0 PPC discs? Or maybe someone can
> >recommend another distro for PPC?
>
> I don't know if it will behave differently, but I use Ubuntu on my
> Powerbook. There is a Gnoppix live CD that I've used which will boot on
> PPC also -- you might try that to see if it works first.
>
>         --Ted

>
>


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