TOPIC: How to install Yellow Dog Linux v3.0 on a NuBus Mac

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Joseph writes, "Our friends who maintain the Sourceforge project 'PPC/Linux for NuBus Power Macs' have posted an installer for Yellow Dog Linux 3.0:

nubus-pmac.sourceforge.net

It works!

System:
PPC6100/60AV with Newertech G3 240/160Mhz accelerator card
72 MB RAM, 8GB & 18Gb SCSI drives
MACOS-9.0.4 [on 8GB drive]
NewerTech driver: MaxPower-2.0.5

Apple_MkLinux_Booter 1.4:
YDL software install:
	Mach Kernel YDL30-030623
         lilo.conf: mach_options=keyboard_sends_linux_keycodes=1 nousb \
                                 nofirewire text
                                 ramdisk_size=3D8192=20
YDL runtime:
         Mach Kernel 2.4.21-030618
         lilo.conf: mach_options=keyboard_sends_linux_keycodes=1

YDL3 [on 18GB drive --- ext3 filesystem]

This HOWTO was brought to our attention by Joseph E. Sacco, Ph.D.