Linux on PPC's. YellowDog Anyone?

[u47]

Has anyone had luck with Linux on older PPC boxes with 604 chips or older? I'm looking to load a PPC Linux distro on a PowerMac 4400/200 to 'learn that Linux stuff'. I've been looking at YellowDog. Keep in mind the last time I wrote code was on an Atari 800, during the Cold War. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[u47]

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Has anyone had luck with Linux on older PPC boxes with 604 chips or older? I'm looking to load a PPC Linux distro on a PowerMac 4400/200 to 'learn that Linux stuff'. I've been looking at YellowDog. Keep in mind the last time I wrote code was on an Atari 800, during the Cold War. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

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Screw you dude. We don't like your kind here. Take your toys and go home...

Linux on an old mac? What are you nuts?!? Go Play on your old Atari...

[u47]

Yeah, What he said!

[u47]

YellowDog is for sissies! Write your own OS you loser. You probably work for Bill himself. Tou're the Mole!!!

[u47]

Just go away you freak!

[u47]

Ever had a hot ham & cheese sammich?

[u47]

You Fool! YellowDog is written by Microsoft solely for the purpose of spying on you. Can't you see it?

[u47]

Dude, do you ride the bus or bring your lunch?

[choasforages]

send this drivel to the shitter already

[u47]

Just looking for some pointers, but that request seems to be falling on deaf ears. Did I miss something, or do you have to be in a special club to get a response?

It seems to me that if the Pro-Linux clan wants to further 'the cause' there would be any number of people offering their 2cents/opinion/whatever.
Just an OUTSIDER's impression.

[voidmain]

Now I'm *certainly* not the smartest guy in the world but I would assume that if you did not get a response to your question then no one on this board (and there aren't all that many of us) has any experience with your question. Do you expect to get a response from everyone saying "no I have no experience, can't help you.."?  That would be more useless than no reply at all.  Have you ever heard of Google?  Or have you heard of the YDL web site?  I'm sure you would find a heck of a lot more info on that specific distro there.

[ravuya]

quote:Originally posted by u47*:
Has anyone had luck with Linux on older PPC boxes with 604 chips or older? I'm looking to load a PPC Linux distro on a PowerMac 4400/200 to 'learn that Linux stuff'. I've been looking at YellowDog. Keep in mind the last time I wrote code was on an Atari 800, during the Cold War. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I had some success at getting Linux PPC to run on a 120MHz PowerPC 604. However, I decided just to go back to the Mac OS, which is a much more elegant, faster solution.

[Master of Reality]

i would have tried yellowdog linux on my laptop if it wasnt a powerbook 180 that didnt have a CDROM or internet acces and all i need it is for database handling and nothing else. Its small little databasses so dont worry. I got Mac OS 7.1 on it now because thats what was on it at the time.

[alucard]

quote:Originally posted by u47*:
Dude, do you ride the bus or bring your lunch?

Why don't you go back to your Messerscmit ''Paint By Numbers'' coloring book you freak.