LinuxPPC is certainly no longer the benchmark for PPC Linux distributions.  My current Mandrake install splits a 5.2G partition into two partitions, one 3.1G, the other 2.1G.  I don't believe YDL 2.0 has any limitation on the size of partitions, either.  With the current installer, it is best to install Mandrake to the END of your physical drive - otherwise the installer gets confused, this is fixed in the ISOs to be released soon.

To download the ISOs for PPC Mandrake, see:

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftp.php3#ppc

HTH
Brice

Eric Laing wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]"> Mikael,

I might be totally wrong here
but does Mandrake allow larger linux
partitions than the 2 GB max of linuxPPC?

and for the people here that know,
where would i find the download link
for mandrake? It's beta right?

mac, G3 rev. A, 266 MHz, 30GB, 5 partitions...,

Eric
 
 
 
 
 
 

Mikael Barbo wrote:

I have been trying to get mandrake to install on a G4 PCI, this is the only computer I have available to put mandrake on so I haven't had any success yet. My computer's Configuration is as follows: Ram: 256 MB Hardware: Model name: Power Mac G4 (PCI graphics) |Machine speed: 400 MHz  Drives:Internal ATA 1ID = 0 Hard drive | Driver version: 3.2.6Mac OS partitions:1 | Capacity: 9.55 GB
ID = 1 Hard drive | Driver version: 3.2.6Mac OS partitions:2 | Capacity: 42 GBPartition 1Volume format:Mac OS Extended (HFS+) | Capacity: 29 GBPartition 2Volume format:Mac OS Extended (HFS+) | Capacity: 9 GB Display card:Card type: display | Card name: ATI Rage128yCard model: ATI Rage128 | VRAM size: 16 MB Sorry about the length of that there, just giving all relevant data.Anyway, I have the ISO images burned on to 2 CDs. My goal is to get mandrake to install on the 5GB that are remaining on the ATA 1 ID 1 45GB drive. I am able to boot of the CD either from open firmware or by holding down the C key. The problem exists once I choose an install type, no matter what type of install I chose it starts to load, then I get the following as the text scrolls by. "Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 00001832 (error 42000000)" shortly after followed by "Kernel Panic: kernel access of bad area PC c00a44fc lr c0004c50 address 1832 tsh swapper /1". And this is where I am stuck, any ideas?

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