[plug] Getting linux running ona beige g3 mac

[Jan Hurst]

tried holding down the "c" button during boot? (or explicitly telling it
to boot from cd?)... do other cd's boot ok?

ive installed gentoo quite happily on one of these machines

-jan

On Tue, 2003-04-15 at 08:23, Bret Busby wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Apr 2003, Carl Gherardi wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Hey all,
> > 
> > Has anyone had any experience getting linux running on macs - I've got
> > myself an old copy of yellowdog I'd like to try.
> > 
> > The cd doesn't seem to boot - its scratch free and seems well.
> > 
> > I haven't quite got around to reading any instructions yet but I did
> > notice an control panel module for OS 9 on the install cd (doesn't help
> > as its running OS X)
> > 
> > Any tips?
> > 
> > Cheers
> > 
> > Carl
> > 
> > 
> 
> It's nothing to do with it being beige, is it? Would a transparent blue 
> one let you see what is going on?
> ;)