So I've been working on a project to convert an old Power Mac into a Linux server. It's not really going so well, although in theory it's easy - I have probably the easiest linux distro to use in this case (Yellowdog) and I have enough ram and hard drive space, but it keeps crashing on me, when I go to format the boot partition.
I'll work through it and get it right but I have learned a lot on this project.
For example, I learned how to make a Mac boot disk from scratch. Coming from the PC world it was quite an experience for me. I also learned how to initialize and format (many many many times) a Mac drive, as well as how to identify the different hardware parts inside the mac case. (I didn't realize how difficult it could be to even get into the #$#^% cases!)
So I've worked myself through a lot of the hardware and software mac issues. I now have a Appletalk network setup on my home network (I have my Linux server actually hosting the appletalk protocol - seems to work fine) so that the Macs and the linux server can talk. I've even been able to download on linux and transfer usable files to the macs, as well as create disks for the macs from linux
I'm at the point where I'm ready to install the linux software on the macs (I have 2 to play with) but as I said, they keep crashing at about the same point in the install. In fact, the furthest I've gotten on the install is the package installation.
And it's not like I'm trying to overload them - I'm going a very basic install. No desktop, no fancy apps, none of that. I'm installing a barebones system to see how much space it will take, then I'll customize it by adding the packages I want.
But for now I still gotta work through the installation crash.
So that's my story for now.
I'll work through it and get it right but I have learned a lot on this project.
For example, I learned how to make a Mac boot disk from scratch. Coming from the PC world it was quite an experience for me. I also learned how to initialize and format (many many many times) a Mac drive, as well as how to identify the different hardware parts inside the mac case. (I didn't realize how difficult it could be to even get into the #$#^% cases!)
So I've worked myself through a lot of the hardware and software mac issues. I now have a Appletalk network setup on my home network (I have my Linux server actually hosting the appletalk protocol - seems to work fine) so that the Macs and the linux server can talk. I've even been able to download on linux and transfer usable files to the macs, as well as create disks for the macs from linux
I'm at the point where I'm ready to install the linux software on the macs (I have 2 to play with) but as I said, they keep crashing at about the same point in the install. In fact, the furthest I've gotten on the install is the package installation.
And it's not like I'm trying to overload them - I'm going a very basic install. No desktop, no fancy apps, none of that. I'm installing a barebones system to see how much space it will take, then I'll customize it by adding the packages I want.
But for now I still gotta work through the installation crash.
So that's my story for now.
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