At 7:24 PM -0700 26/10/02, Jeffrey Wessel wrote: > For no good reason at all I have a hankering to dick around with Linux, >just to see it work, and enhance my paltry unix skills. I'm sure this topic >has been flogged into unconsciousness on the list but I haven't been able to >unearth the applicable fabric from the archive. Is it even POSSIBLE to run >linux on the Starmax? Do any of you have a working distribution on your >Motorolas? If so, please tell me the details of getting it, installing it, >and de-bugging it.
I can't offer much info except what I have heard from others. The debian linux distribution is available both for 68k Macs and ppc macs. I have heard (can't remember where) that it will also run on a starmax. Now the following may be regarded as spamming - if so I apologise but it could be useful for your linux development. I run #macintosh on the irc network irc.oz.org - a number of people there are running debian on different macs. You can get help there - but be cautious on first entering (politeness is highly valued - especially on irc where the norm is abuse), introduce yourself and you can ask for me - my nick there is "freedom" (I am also an irc operator - i.e. admin - for this irc network) and if I am around I can point you to some of the people who may be able to help you. If I am not around at least mentioning my nick will get you a better than cool reception :) One of the people there has a fetish for a particular 68k mac, is collecting them and is running debian quite successfully - right now delving into the world of php and mysql as well as running the web server with apache - all on the the particular brand of 68k mac. The nick of this person is "danamania". In fact this person was recently featured on a low end mac web page. My business partner is the unix/linux guru here and we run both redhat (mainly for Filemaker pro servers) and debian for all else as much as possible (internet gateways, web hosting, etc.). Debian is the most preferred linux from what we have seen for sys admins. So nothing but the best - and it is available for Mac should we assume anything less? ;) Hope this helps to steer you in the right direction Ken -- "You must be the change you wish to see in the world" Mahatma Gandhi personal site: http://zazen.aussieguide.com business site: http://www.z-dezigns.com (under construction) listadmin FileMaker Pro Talk http://www.blueworld.com freedom on #macintosh irc.oz.org, zazen on #buddhism irc.galaxynet.org zazen on #tibet irc.efnet.org Web Design * Web Hosting * FilemakerPro * Graphic Design Networking * Internet * Troubleshooting * Support /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign \ / No HTML/RTF in email X No Word docs in email / \ Respect Open Standards! -- StarMax 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> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:starmax@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:starmax-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:starmax-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
