I put this to my son who does sysadmin work for bunches of apples and suns. This is what I got: > > Running linux on a powerbook is fine, usually even a pleasant experience, > but with the older models here are the issues: > > 1. memory -- The newer version of Yellow Dog requires 32mb of ram to > even > boot... The older version, still available on most download sites, works > quite well on 16mb. > > 2. Filesystems -- Since it's an older model, and doesn't use > OpenFirmware, > you'll need to format the drive to have a small MacOS partition, about > 50mb, > to put MacOS 7.5.5 (free version, small drive footprint) on, the rest as > normal for linux... You need to boot at least partially into MacOS, and > from there it'll boot linux. > > 3. Drivers -- I have no idea if the ethernet card will have drivers > available. If not, you can get 3com 3c590 pcmcia cards pretty cheap > nowadays, and since you're using the _linux_ driver base rather than the > MacOS driver base you'll be fine. > > I hope these help! > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Glaser" <mglaser at umn.edu> To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 11:56 AM Subject: [TCLUG] Linux on an Apple PowerBook 1400c Has anyone done it? If so, where can I find the software to install it? I have heard of Yellow Dog Linux, but it looks like it does not run on this model. I have access to an Apple PowerBook 1400c laptop that currently has Mac OS 9 on it. It is very slow. I am unfamiliar with Mac anything and would much rather have Linux on it. What are my options? Also, the laptop has a MPC-100 PCMCIA 10/100 Ethernet card that is made by 'Macsense'. Is there any chance that this would be supported? The manufacturer has no linux info. on their web site that I could find. The card is supposed to work with any of the following howwever: MacOS 7.5.3 and up, Win95 OSR2, Win98, NT 3.51/4.0, and NetWare 3.x/4.x. If I cannot get the NIC to run, the laptop will be useless to me. When I have used laptops and Linux in the past, the NIC has always been integrated (not PCMCIA) and they have worked well. Thanks, Mike _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list