[nycbug-talk] I'm new here - Anyone with netbsd on powerbook G3 experience?

[Badiane Ka]

I had debian installed.  I didn't like having to boot first using OS9 and then bootx into linux.  I also didn't have a OS9 disc to reinstall only a minimal partition; so I was loosing the disc space that the original install was using.

I have looked at the other BSD's and find Net the more interesting.  Simple bias.  I have it running on a P100 with 72MB and wanted use it on that machine.  I like its speed on "underpowered" hardware.

If I can't have NetBSD, maybe I'll try on of the others.  Have  you had experience installing BSD's on powerbook G3's?

Badiane


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"We are oft to blame in this. 'Tis too much proved that with devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar o'er the devil himself."

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.�
--Mark Twain

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Avoid idolatry and adulation, be it of people or ideas.
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--- On Tue, 1/6/09, Justin Dearing <zippy1981 at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Justin Dearing <zippy1981 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [nycbug-talk] I'm new here - Anyone with netbsd on powerbook G3 experience?
> To: badiane_ka at yahoo.com
> Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 8:11 PM
> Have you tried other BSDs or maybe linux?
> My bsd experience is strictly Open and Free on i386 so
> I'd probably not be
> able to help. However, when I have trouble getting one open
> source OS on a
> given machine, I usually try another.
> 
> On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 7:50 PM, Badiane Ka
> <badiane_ka at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > I have the tftp server setup and functioning.  The
> machine receives DHCP
> > information and gets the kernel and boots to the
> install.
> >
> > Now this is the part where I've hit a wall.  I can
> not go beyond the
> > partitioning.  I don't know where I'm messing
> up but that's were I stop
> > every time.
> >
> > Is there someone who would like to help me with this? 
> I don't want this
> > laptop to go to the garbage dump or lead and
> unproductive life.
> >
> > I would appreciate any possible help.  I can meet with
> anyone in Manhattan
> > and certain parts of Brooklyn and Queens.
> >
> > Badiane
> >
> > +++
> >
> > "We are oft to blame in this. 'Tis too much
> proved that with devotion's
> > visage and pious action we do sugar o'er the devil
> himself."
> >
> > Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and
> narrow-mindedness.�
> > --Mark Twain
> >
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > Avoid idolatry and adulation, be it of people or
> ideas.
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >
> > +++
> >
> >
> >
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