On Sat, 1 Jun 2002, Quentin Mason wrote:
> > > I recently received oldish G3 PowerBook 466Mhz, and since I've never been a > > Mac person at all I thought I'd give Mandrake 8.2 a go. However not being a > > > I've also tried the BootX installation but unpacking > > Mandrake_Linux_Install.sit gave me "type -39 error" > > That machine is old-world and yaboot will NOT work [hence Mandrake-CD is > not bootable]. BootX is the only chance (well miboot or quik but they are > not supported in Mandrake). Just follow the instructions for typing in > the arguments to BootX -- use the vmlinux-2.2 kernel, > options->ramdisk->install-2.2-ramdisk etc. There is a webpage + an older > copy on the CD but I am short on details cos I am at a conference. > > My Wallstreet II works fine this way. In MacOS use apple profiler to > check which machine you have. The bootX script that you tried requires > applescript to run -- check if that is installed -- it is on the MacOS CD. > Something doesn't jive there. If it's a 466MHz machine it should certainly be NewWorld. The type -39 error has been documented. Just drop the .sit file into DropStuff or unstuff it from the StuffIt menu. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 IRC: irc.openproject.net #cooker-ppc
