potang
7th June 2009, 10:25 PM
I've just got an ancient G4 (350MHz) machine from work. I am trying to install FC10 on it.
After a day of trying, I can install FC10 on it till the end. However, the machine won't boot
after installation. Not even MacOS9 will boot afterward (show up a floppy icon with question mark).
Here is what I tried so far:
1. Single harddisk no MacOS
FC10 will boot to the initial boot screen (text mode) but stuck there without any
keyboard/mouse response. But it seems to timeout after 15mins and entered the
installation process. Installation went fine but failed to reboot properly.
2. Two harddisk setup: primary with MacOS9, second harddisk use for Linux
FC10 boot and keyboard response this time. Can start installation right away.
However, still fail to reboot after installation.
I tried YellowDog 6.1 but failed the same way.
Machine spec:
PowerMac3.1 (NewWorld) 350MHz G4, 512M memory, ATI AGP display
I installed Linux on such a machine years ago. I remember I may have to do something with the
open firmware setup/yaboot stuff but I forget the details.
Any help is appreciated.
Note: I am not a Mac user, I may miss some standard step to install yaboot. (e.g. it took me a while
to figure out how to boot into open firmware).
After a day of trying, I can install FC10 on it till the end. However, the machine won't boot
after installation. Not even MacOS9 will boot afterward (show up a floppy icon with question mark).
Here is what I tried so far:
1. Single harddisk no MacOS
FC10 will boot to the initial boot screen (text mode) but stuck there without any
keyboard/mouse response. But it seems to timeout after 15mins and entered the
installation process. Installation went fine but failed to reboot properly.
2. Two harddisk setup: primary with MacOS9, second harddisk use for Linux
FC10 boot and keyboard response this time. Can start installation right away.
However, still fail to reboot after installation.
I tried YellowDog 6.1 but failed the same way.
Machine spec:
PowerMac3.1 (NewWorld) 350MHz G4, 512M memory, ATI AGP display
I installed Linux on such a machine years ago. I remember I may have to do something with the
open firmware setup/yaboot stuff but I forget the details.
Any help is appreciated.
Note: I am not a Mac user, I may miss some standard step to install yaboot. (e.g. it took me a while
to figure out how to boot into open firmware).