dbraverman88
Well-known member
Well, since *NIX enthusiasts are watching this thread, let's make this our Linux/UNIX forum until the mods decide to give us one
I have been running Linux on i386 for a number of years, but am looking to get started with Linux on a 68k. I have a LC III that, when I have time, I am going to put a mbo from a LC 475/Quadra 605 into. Installed on the board is 16 MB RAM and a 25MHz full 040 (not the 040LC). I plan to keep OS 7.x on the internal hard drive and put a *NIX on an Apple 800MB external SCSI drive and dual boot.
www.distrowatch.com lists three options for a 68k box: Debian Linux, NetBSD, and OpenBSD.
I have found two pages to get started with NetBSD:
http://www.netbsd.org/ports/mac68k/
http://www.netbsd.org/ports/mac68k/theobald/
Matt Theobald's page looks like a great tutorial on installing NetBSD. I read it through and it looks complete.
For Debian Linux I found:
http://www.debian.org/ports/m68k/
For OpenBSD I found:
http://www.openbsd.org/mac68k.html
I would like to do a pole:
1. Which one(s) do you use?
2. Which one is the easiest to install?
3. What is the best web page to look at to get started in 68k *NIX?
4. Which one has the best 68k hardware support?
5. What do you use your 68k *NIX box for?
Thanks,
David
I have been running Linux on i386 for a number of years, but am looking to get started with Linux on a 68k. I have a LC III that, when I have time, I am going to put a mbo from a LC 475/Quadra 605 into. Installed on the board is 16 MB RAM and a 25MHz full 040 (not the 040LC). I plan to keep OS 7.x on the internal hard drive and put a *NIX on an Apple 800MB external SCSI drive and dual boot.
www.distrowatch.com lists three options for a 68k box: Debian Linux, NetBSD, and OpenBSD.
I have found two pages to get started with NetBSD:
http://www.netbsd.org/ports/mac68k/
http://www.netbsd.org/ports/mac68k/theobald/
Matt Theobald's page looks like a great tutorial on installing NetBSD. I read it through and it looks complete.
For Debian Linux I found:
http://www.debian.org/ports/m68k/
For OpenBSD I found:
http://www.openbsd.org/mac68k.html
I would like to do a pole:
1. Which one(s) do you use?
2. Which one is the easiest to install?
3. What is the best web page to look at to get started in 68k *NIX?
4. Which one has the best 68k hardware support?
5. What do you use your 68k *NIX box for?
Thanks,
David