> Hi, my main Mac is a hybrid PCI machine (7600 mobo) with a G3/300 > upgrade, and a fast SCSI card running a fast SCSI hard drive, two > monitors, FireWire and USB. > Is this a good candidate for setting up Linux on? I have another > fast SCSI hard drive (a Cheetah) I could put in the mix.
I'd say so. It's an even better candidate for NetBSD. ^^ > Is it required > to put the Linux OS on a separate drive, or at least partition? I > have the third edition of "Running Linux" as a help, but it doesn't > seem to offer much help for PPCs.... I have install discs of SuSE > 8 handy. Are they usable? I don't know about SuSE, but you will need Linux on its own partition. Putting it on its own drive isn't a bad idea if you have the hardware, but it's not, strictly speaking, required. -- ---------------------------------- personal: http://www.armory.com/~spectre/ -- Cameron Kaiser, Floodgap Systems Ltd * So. Calif., USA * [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The superfluous is very necessary. -- Voltaire ----------------------------- -- 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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 Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
