I already tried all possibilities with Mandrake, that's the point. I run out of ideas, so does Stew, he does not give me anymore feedback...I see many people reporting the same problems as I observe with Mandrake.
Dan Willson wrote: > Don't sweat it, you'll get it to work eventually. If there's one thing I've > learned about free *NIXes over the past two or so years, it's to try every > possible installation path when I begin messing with a new (new to me, old > to everyone else ;-) piece of equipment. I've rarely been able to get a > unfamiliar distribution to install on equipment I'm not entirely familiar > with. > > It would be a good idea to pick one of those two distributions and wear out > all of your options before moving on to the next distribution. And if that > fails, you have more options: SuSE (sorry, no ISOs for download) and > Mandrake PPC Cooker (development distribution, some things may be broken). > Stew Benedict, the main man behind Mandrake PPC development, has a 7600 > (among other Macs). So if I were you, I'd try every possible installation > option on Mandrake first, and check out the archives on the Mandrake PPC > lists for info about 7600s. When all else fails, get the development > version, jump on the PPC Cooker list, and interact with Stew (maybe you > should just contact him directly and compare notes, since you'll end up > giving Mandrake some free publicity in the end). And search those Mandrake > list archives while you're waiting for a response! > > Cheers, > Dan Willson > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeroen Diederen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 1:55 AM > > I have 160 Mb RAM on a 2 Gb HD. 150 Mb of that 2 Gb is used for OS8. So > about > 1,85 Gb is available for Linux. > > With Mandrake also recommended installation failed, I observed the same > crash. > What kind of HD do you use ? I have an old Compaq PC SCSI (Seage Barracuda?) > drive. But the installation also failed on the SCSI disk that was already in > the machine (an IBM 1 Gb drive). > > -- > MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ > / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! > <http://www.applelinks.com> -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
