Re: GNU/Linux on Blue G3s

["Alexander S. Guy" <alex@luxlucis.com>]

>>>>> "Ben" == Ben  <hfspc002@csun.edu> writes:


    Ben> Hi; I started a page on Linux on Blue G3's
    Ben> <http://www.pacificnet.net/%7Edrben/g3linux/index.html>;
    Ben> please contribute howtos or any other useful information to

I have Potato running on my B&W G3.  The installation was all done by hand,
using the LinuxPPC installer.  Here's what I did:

    1) Grabbed the LinuxPPC installer for the iMac.
    2) Grabbed a prebuilt G3 kernel from http://www.linuxppc.com
       (there's now a kernel at ftp://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com that
        supports IDE).
    3) Got a base LinuxPPC install going.
    4) Grabbed base2_2.tgz from Potato's PowerPC port.
    5) Untarred base2_2 on a partition.
    6) Fixed up all of the loose ends in ``/etc/''.  Namely the init scripts.
    7) Booted my box.

Everything worked pretty much out of the box, although I'm still having
trouble booting my own kernels. :P

If you're interested in putting a more formal mini-HOWTO, I'd be up for
that.  Also, about step 3, that isn't needed, but it was really nice to
have as a bootstrap.


Alexander