Unable to install Fedora on my G3.. plz help.

[pccuzer]

I have a gray G3 and am unable to boot in to the Fedora CD1 or boot.iso CD. Even when I press the C key, it just loads with the typical Mac screen for a few seconds, and then reboots... and does the same thing again.

How would I start the installation process... is there other ways to force my mac to boot in to the linux cd? ..or any idea what the problem is.

Thank you.
Mike

[Spoon!]

You have an OldWorld Mac. There is no free CD bootloader for OldWorld Macs, and so Fedora Core doesn't officially support installation on these. I know that Debian has a nice boot disk for installation on OldWorld Macs, and old versions of Mandrake and YellowDog support installing on them too.

[pccuzer]

wow.. that's suckage!

I figured, if any OS, linux be the one that could bring this Mac to live ..but I guess not.

[Spoon!]

Originally Posted by pccuzer

I figured, if any OS, linux be the one that could bring this Mac to live ..but I guess not.

Many people use Linux on Macs like the one you have; but just with a different distro (like Debian) that has better methods for installing it.

[pccuzer]

Debian it is then...