On Old World Macs, Linux installs usually _require_ the system boot into Mac OS, then BootX swings the boot process over to Linux. That means you _have_ to have a working bootable Mac OS on some disk. I can't say for the BSD flavors.
Most Old World Macs can boot directly from a NetBSD volume; my 7300 does.
You may have to do a little Open Firmware hacking on some system for this
to work, however, but the install process explains how to do this.
There is a way to have Linux boot without booting to Mac OS first, I never found it reliable, so I never recommend it.
I thought about specifically mentioning NetBSD to get a response from you, Mr. Kaiser, but I just dangled "BSD" and you took the bait ;)
Just in fun,
Charles Dostale System Admin - Silver Oaks Communications http://www.silveroaks.com/ 824 17th Street, Moline IL 61265 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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