I am trying to boot from floppies, andf I get no keyboard response when asked to hit enter after I put in the root floppy
on 3/18/01 10:38 AM, David J. Roundy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Sun, Mar 18, 2001 at 10:27:07AM -0600, John Wood wrote: >> >> I am new at the idea of linux, and I have had little to no expirence in the >> installation of linux, but I have had tons of expirence in the Mac OS. I am >> trying to install linux on my 7200 to make it into a web server. I ordered >> the debian 2.2r2 CDs from cheapbytes. My question is has anyone written >> detailed instructions on how to get linux to boot and install on an oldworld >> mac? I tried the CD in my newworld iMac, and it booted off the CD just fine, >> but I didn't install it because I use it for work. > > I run linux just fine on a 7300. I originally installed linuxppc 1999 > (which I wouldn't recommend) a long while back, and use bootX, which was > the only option at the time. bootX is pretty nice. I guess there's a new > bootloader called quik or something. > > It you decide to use bootX, the process isn't too hard, as long as your CD > can boot properly, which it should be able to do, although I haven't tried > booting the debian cd. The trickiest bit is the partitioning, since you > really don't want to trash your existing data. Setting up bootX itself is > simple, since it's just a MacOS control panel, which installs in the MacOS > manner.
