Yup, that's exactly what it means. MacOS actually starts booting then BootX is run, which gives you a choice of booting into MacOS or YDL. BootX allows you to pass boot parameters to the Linux kernel, and you can choose different kernels as well.
Will bring you a copy of YDL 2.0 (2 CDs) and 2.1 if I can get it downloaded and burned. John Hebert --- "Melancon, Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John - > I'd love a copy of whatever you have available, > thanks! I'll bring some > blank CDs to the next LUG meeting. > > I was a little curious about something I read on > yellowdoglinux.com: > > "YDL may co-exist with Mac OS in a dual-boot > environment or replace the > Mac OS on "New World ROM" (Blue & White G3s) and > newer machines." > > Does that mean that any machine older than a G3 > *must* be dual-boot? > > - Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Hebert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 6:21 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [brluglist] Any LinuxPPC/OSX/BSD/Mac > geeks out there? > > > Hey Mike, > > You want me to burn a copy of YDL 2.0 for you? I > know > that YDL 2.1 was just released but I haven't > downloaded it yet. If I do, I'll burn a copy for you > if you wish. > > I don't know of any open source app to video > editing. > It's really for my wife for her thesis project, and > she doesn't have the patience to deal with the rough > edges of an open source app. So I'll keep looking > around. > > John Hebert > > > --- "Melancon, Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > I've got a PowerMac 8500 sitting right next to me > as > > I type this. I had > > been meaning to get a copy of Yellow Dog Linux and > > try it out, so I'm glad > > you posted this report. There is a core group at > > the Capitol that are Mac > > zealots. I always admired their tenacity, > managing > > to cling to their Macs > > while everyone else went to Intel/M$. > > > > Our Mac guru tells me that Final Cut, the video > > editing software, will run > > on any Mac that's running MacOS9 or better. He > says > > iMovie is a stripped > > down version of Final Cut. However, I don't > > believe, that at $1000 a copy > > on Apple.com, it qualifies as Open Source. Is > there > > Linux based video > > editing s/w that you could run on Yellow Dog? > > > > So, while I don't qualify as a Mac geek, I am > > certainly interested in > > LinuxPPC. Apple makes good hardware, and I bet a > > slightly used Mac would > > make a great Linux workstation. (sounds like you > > got a good deal, btw.) > > > > - Mike > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Hebert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 11:57 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [brluglist] Any LinuxPPC/OSX/BSD/Mac > geeks > > out there? > > > > > > I recently bought a used PowerMac 8500 and > installed > > Yellow Dog Linux (http://www.yellowdoglinux.com) > on > > it. YDL uses RPM and has lots of neato features > like > > YUP (YDL Updater), etc. > > > > I also read that Darwin (the BSD core of Mac OSX) > > now > > runs on some PowerPC chips, including my 8500! So, > > I'm > > going to attempt to install Darwin and later OSX > on > > my > > 8500. > > > > Which brings me to my question: are there any Mac > > geeks on this mailing list? It's been a heck of a > > while since I played with a Mac at length, but it > > seems easy enough. I have a few questions, like: > Can > > I > > run some kinda video editing app like iMovie on > > MacOS > > 8.0.1? Where would I download files? etc, etc. > > > > I'm hoping to generate more interest in Mac OSX in > > the > > BRLUG, since it is UNIX at its core. The move by > > Apple > > to an open source based kernel was one of the > > biggest > > events in the last few years to support the open > > source movement. I am very surprised that there > > hasn't > > been more excitement about it in the open source > > community. The PowerPC chip is very fast for the > > price: I paid $100 for the PowerMac 8500 (128MB > RAM, > > 8GB ext drive) and monitor. I plan to make it a > > development server running either Linux for PPC or > > OSX. > > > > John Hebert > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. > > http://personals.yahoo.com > > ================================================ > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > > your subscription information. > > ================================================ > > ================================================ > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > > your subscription information. > > ================================================ > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Make a great connection at Yahoo! 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