dumb mac/linux question
 

hey i just got this old imac from my friend and i have no idea how to use Mac OS i was thinking about putting linux on the machine if it is possible

does anyone know a good linux live cd for this type of machine so i can see how well it works ?


this is what i know about the machine
version Mac OS 9.2.2
built in memory 320
virtual memory 321 use on MrMax

It's called PPC in linux. I would suggest yellowdog, since they specialize in Mac crap.

Try the live CD of Ubuntu and see how it works. I have tried it before making a final installation on the Mac and it is working fine.

-Prasanta

No question is dumb!

Anyway I think Yellowdog would be great on PPC!

Here's a link:

http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=yellowdog

installing now
will let you all know how it ends

If you've got the cash for it, OSX would run on the machine... you seem to want a unix system for some reason, maybe you should try it?

well the iMac monitor just went haywire and its all fuckkked up now so i am just going to throw it away and stick with what works x86

Interesting solution.

Sounds like the situation I ran into when I was trying different resolutions on various monitors. The image that Linux was pushing wasn't compatible with the monitor I had attached.