Re: MacPPC 6100
Ethan Benson wrote:
>
> On Mon, Oct 30, 2000 at 10:27:18AM +0100, Chris Mueller wrote:
> > Hi Linux Friends,
> >
> > Does DebianPPC work on old MacPPC 6100?
> > 24 MB RAM,
> > 160 MB harddisk.
> >
> > Or does another Linux solution work with such a veteran?
>
> this is a NuBus based machine which the linux kernel does not
> support. however the freak cousin mklinux does. i have heard it is
> possible to install debian under the mklinux kernel but i am not sure
> how that would work. (i assume just boot mklinux with the debian root
> ramdisk and install as normal, if mklinux is compatible with the linux
> kernel it should work..)
>
> > Thanks for recommendations end experiences!
> > :-)
>
> i have friends who run mklinux and have found it not all that
> reliable, but perhaps that is due to the redhat userland mess normally
> associated with mklinux. perhaps debian under mklinux would work
> better... but i don't have any direct experience so i cannot say for sure.
>
I disagree, MkLinux is very reliable, but tends to be slow because of
its use of the microkernel. I am not sure if it's even usable (or
installable) on a machine with only 24 MB RAM. You can find more
information about mklinux at www.mklinux.org.
Cheers,
-- Taro
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