[plug] Re: plug Digest, Vol 30, Issue 21 Linux on iMac

[Peter Spicer-Wensley]

Peace, Pluggers!

Gavin's grief could be a short search away -
As well as seeking out WAMUGGERS (the WA Mac Users group) I would  
suggest getting online and pointing your browse at the following:

Distrowise you have a number of options:
YDL SuSE Ubuntu etc

OpenSuSE Linux 10.1 on PPC Page
http://en.opensuse.org/POWER%40SUSE

Follow the links especially to install issues:
http://en.opensuse.org/PPC_Installation_Issues

See MacSlash for advice distrowise
http://macslash.org/

Low End Mac Linux pages
http://www.lowendmac.com/linux/index.shtml

Getting Ubuntu up and Running On A PowerPC Mac
http://www.lowendmac.com/crews/05/1214.html

Preparing Your PCI PowerMac for Linux
http://www.lowendmac.com/stotler/06/0726.html

Yellow Dog linux
http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/products/ydl/

YDL Article
http://www.ppcnerds.org/Article243.html

Mac on Linux (reverse of what you want but still interesting)
http://www.maconlinux.org/

PenguinPPC
http://www.penguinppc.org/

The PPC Zone
http://www.ppczone.org/


Hope this helps more than confuses...

I'll get back to lurking now... ;-)

PeterSW


> I was beginning to consider that option :-O
>
> I have the original imac keyboard & mouse to hand.  Couple of  
> things: 1/
> would _any_ USB 104-key keyboard and USB 2-button mouse work to try as
> an alternative?; and, 2/ could I be mucking up the keyboard  
> function by
> plugging a 2-button USB mouse into it in place of the sill one-button
> thingy?
>
> The keyboard seems active in other respects.  I can turn the imac  
> on/off
> with the keyboard and the status LED comes on under the 'capslock'  
> key.
>
> This is beginning to p!$$ me off.  Thanks for all your help, guys.
>
> Gavin.
>