Introduction
This page contains information on how I installed dual operating systems (MacOS & LinuxPPC) on a new Macintosh G3/500 PowerBook (a.k.a. "Pismo"), a so-called "New World ROM Machine."
No guarantee is made that this will work for any other configuration. In fact, no guarantee can be made that this will work for the same configuration, since MANY so-called "recipes" were encountered for installing LinuxPPC 2000 on a Pismo PowerBook, but none of them worked quite as stated. It is not known exactly why, but following other written proceedures and so-called "recipes" for installing on New World ROM Machines, installing on G4s, installing on Pismo PowerBooks specifically even, just simply did not produce the exact results that were stated in these recipes. Really. None.
Also described are the (successful) steps taken in installing and configuring ybin, a useful boot loader for selecting which OS to boot from.
Several HTTP and FTP links are given in the notes for required software. All of this software can be obtained directly from me, and are listed below.
Installation Notes
View a text file of my installation notes.Download a postscript version, which is half the number of pages; ideal for printing.
Shortcut to Specific Problems
Perhaps you're looking for an answer to a specific problem. If you're lucky, you might find it here. If you're really lucky, what I did might even work for you. I hope you are really lucky. Here are a few specific issues I ran in to.There are lots of useful bits of information at the linuxppc.com product updates website, which is at http://linuxppc.com/support/updates/product/2000.php3
Many of the problems I encountered were solved there, and so for those that were simple I just reference their site.
- I don't read Kanji (or: why is everything in Japanese?)
- Secure shell daemon (sshd) fails to start
- System clock is wrong
- Configuring yaboot and/or ybin (or: how do I select which OS to boot?)
- Using a 3-button mouse _AND_ the trackpad
Software
Since HTML links can often move or disappear, I've tried to collect all of the software mentioned in my installation notes and make it available right here. Below are the original software locations, but if those change, you can use the link beside them to download a copy right from my machine.
- LinuxPPC 2000 CD Image . . . . download here
- Pismo PowerBook Kernel (vmlinux_ibook) . . . . download here
- BBEdit Lite . . . . download here
- ybin Source Code . . . . download here
- nvsetenv . . . . download here
Coming Soon
pcmcia supportkernel builds
This page is maintained by David D.S. Hale. Please send me some feedback. I would appreciate knowing if anyone has found this to be useful. david@isi.mtwilson.edu
Last Updated 2000 December 08
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