[COLUG] Linux on Macintosh PPC 8500

[tom hanlon]

On Thursday, April 1, 2004, at 07:23  PM, Frank Rieder wrote:

> Here is my issue.  I have a 7.6 cd (from a 3400 laptop I think).  
> During the
> startup of the install it freezes(I think Maybe because the cd is 
> machine
> specific).  To boot into Openfirmware I found that I would need a 
> terminal
> on the Modem. Go figure, This machine only has the Keyboard-Like 
> connector
> for the modem.  So here I am I have flashed the PRam, and cannot boot 
> with
> the old system bootdisks from the internet(error says This System Disk
> cannot be used, Please use the System Disk that came with your mac").  
> Hmmm,
> Until I can get around this problem I guess it will be the Oversized
> paperwieght.  If anyone has any ideas let me know.  Thanks.
>
>

This stuff might help..
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/powerpc/install

Tom