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trying linux on my powerbook 520
Posted by: leosadvs on 2008-09-10 16:19:18
im realy close to get linux runing on my PB, but something made the mac to just shutdown when in linux i get the Prompt.. i tried a lot of files, loaders, and kernels..





That are some screenshots of my penguin booter configuration

any help???
Posted by: porter on 2008-09-10 16:38:05
Do you have a 68040 or 68LC040?

I have NetBSD running on a LCII with FPU.
Posted by: leosadvs on 2008-09-10 17:20:22
its a 68LC040... and i was reading and with an 68LC i can't run NetBSD
Posted by: porter on 2008-09-10 17:27:07
its a 68LC040... and i was reading and with an 68LC i can't run NetBSD
Which Linux are you using?

I replaced the 68LC040 in my Quadra 605 with a full 68040.
Posted by: leosadvs on 2008-09-10 18:13:24
its a 68LC040... and i was reading and with an 68LC i can't run NetBSD
Which Linux are you using?

I replaced the 68LC040 in my Quadra 605 with a full 68040.

i don't know exactly.. but i downloaded from here http://mac.linux-m68k.org/download/
Posted by: porter on 2008-09-10 20:34:38
Wow, that's old stuff.

Have you seen http://www.mac.linux-m68k.org/status/MAC_MODEL_PB520.php

What type of harddisk does it have? Does it have IDE?

http://www.lowendmac.com/pb/powerbook-520.html
Posted by: ChristTrekker on 2008-09-11 06:04:40
its a 68LC040... and i was reading and with an 68LC i can't run NetBSD
The mac68k section of the NetBSD site doesn't get updated much. Soft-float builds of NetBSD have existed for awhile now. It will be slower, but you can run on an LC040.
Posted by: macgreg on 2008-09-11 20:30:43
Wow, that's old stuff.
Have you seen http://www.mac.linux-m68k.org/status/MAC_MODEL_PB520.php

What type of harddisk does it have? Does it have IDE?

http://www.lowendmac.com/pb/powerbook-520.html
PowerBook 520 will have a SCSI hard disk.

(Sorry to jump in - I am following this thread with interest 🙂

Posted by: porter on 2008-09-11 20:53:17
PowerBook 520 will have a SCSI hard disk.
From the linux status page - NCR5380 SCSI: Broken.
Posted by: porter on 2008-09-11 20:55:13
One of the good tricks with NetBSD is it's ability to run as a netboot.

I've run both an old Sun350 using bootp and a 386 using PXE in a netboot configuration so you can get round the chicken and egg problem of getting a machine working.
Posted by: leosadvs on 2008-09-13 11:47:57
but if it says "Broken" i just going to get just a Kernel panic but not to shutdown i guess... i think i gonna try Netbsd
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