On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 16:16:43 -0600, kendall14 wrote: > I don't know much about linux or mac but I want to install a linux > operating system to a old mac. The system is a mac 5500/225 with a 2GB > HDD and all downloading will be done on a windows xp computer. The mac > does not boot, it will just put a floppy on the screen. I have a CD > burner and no floppy drive but once in a while I can use one on a > computer that has a cd-rom drive and a floppy drive with windows xp. I > need to to use minimum floppies and if at all possible none (doubt) or > one floppy. So my question is , what operating system should I use for > it and how can do the install?
Please excuse my not CCing you; I hope you read the list. Linux of any kind would of course be a great operating system for you to install on it. I have more or less streamlined a process by which one may install Linux on an old Mac such as yours in exactly the conditions you describe, but it is a rather involved process, and walking someone through it step-by-step over e-mail would be an exercise in futility. Several floppies are usually involved, and an internet connection over the Ethernet on that Mac is a must. Also, the 5500 models bring certain hardware peculiarities to the equation that could cause less-than-optimal operation unless taken care of first, preferably directly by someone who has dealt with the hardware of these models before. In particular, certain intermittent and hard-to-correct problems can be caused by the motherboard not being seated in the case just exactly right. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
