On 17-Feb-99 marcos otero garcia wrote: > My Questions: > Does the Installatin not run because of the MK Linux Booter v1.4? What about other Booters > Do I have a chance on running Linux on the Performa 6200? > What about alternative System? Terribly sorry, but at this point there is no Linux (of any type) available for that machine. I have one myself and it just sits here, unused :-( On 17-Feb-99 marcos otero garcia wrote: > > Hey, > > my name is Marcos I´m mailing from Luebeck-Germany. > > I tried to install MK Linux DR3 on a Macintosh Performa 6200. I´ve read in the ReadMe and in the faqomatic of the > darmouth university that the Performa 6200 is not supported to run with MKLinux. I´ve asked me if its a problem of > the less SCSI HD´s and wrote a mail to covile@apple.com. This Adress I have found in the faqomatic. I gotn´t a reply > yet. > > So I tried it my way. I connected an Quantum 1GB xternal SCSI HD, made a swap Partition and one filesystem-partition, > copied the extensions, controll panles etc. and restarted my older Performa. > The Mac comes up and started Linux > > "--- Sorry you need to upgrade your this MKLinux Booter to boot OSF MK Kernel. ---" > > I want to run the Performa as a DialIn webserver/like an intranetsever where friends and customers can Dial dircetly > in and get information about me. Maybe it will be posibble to access it from the internet using the Network and > Backbone of the local ComputerClub "ON" . > I tried to configure it on MacOS but the tools are not very functionally and under System 8.5 not fast except using > AppleShare IP or Mac OS X Server. But these tools are to expensive for a student - like me, and without one of these > I can´t configure an PPP DialIn (to the Performa) connection. > Many friends got me on Linux. I´ve found MKLinux for Macintosh or PPC based systems. > > Now im have spent many time on configurating this server. And I don´t need an AppleTalk Server to print or backup my > Data. The only use I have for it to try it for an webserver. I´ve spent many money on a good LinuxBook and bought an > xternal SCSICase for the HD because the Performa got no internal SCSI. In the article i´ve read about unsupported > IDE-controllers. > and i want to run a Linux System or another good Server on my older Performa. Currently I´m working on a G3 Yosemite. > > My Questions: > Does the Installatin not run because of the MK Linux Booter v1.4? What about other Booters > Do I have a chance on running Linux on the Performa 6200? > What about alternative System? > > I´ve looked in several mailinglist etc. but nothing found > > Here the Screen as it appears when trying to install Linux > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------- > > Mach3.0 VERSION(PMK1.1): gilbert Wed Jun 10 17:45:07 PDT 1998; mach_kernel/PRODUKTION (venus.apple.com) > > Sorry! You need to upgrade your MKLinux Booter to boot this OSF MK kernel. > (it can be found in your MacOS Systemfolder: Extensions Folder) > Mach Microkernel is booting on a Power Macintosh Performa (unsupported) class machine > mem_size = 64M > vm_page_bootstrap: 15328 free Pages > panic: Unsupported class for Interrupt dispatcher > > No debugger configured - dumping debug information > > version string : Mach3.0 VERSION(PMK1.1): gilbert Wed Jun 10 17:45:07 PDT 1998; mach_kernel/PRODUKTION > (venus.apple.com) > > backtrace: 0025f31c 00212454 00268874 0026b0e8 0025efc4 00226e04 0025ecec 0025e3d4 > > please report the above messages to > bugs@mklinux.apple.com and reboot your machine > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------- > Technical Spec of "my"Performa 6200 > > PowerPC 603 CPU with 75MHZ > 64 MD SIMM RAM > running under System 8.5 > using an 4GB internal IDE Seagate with MacOs System HFS-Standard (HDT Driver) > and an xternal 1GB Quantum 1080 S Empire for Linux (700 for filesystem, 64 MB for swap) and MacOS (250MB partition > for System and other LINUXinstaller files) > > an Asante Maccon 10BaseT CommSlotI EthernetAdapter > > for more information - I think you have a datasheet about all Mac Modells. If not mail me > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------- > > Please help me. Now I´m over two days reading books preparing the Hardware, surfing the web for Info. > I´´ve Spent 350DM (will be about 150 EUR) on HardWare and Books. My girlfriend says that I´m getting silly. > There must be a way to use this performa as a good Server with Linux. > Hardware with the same manufacturing date is supported too and Linux runs on cheap PC System´s for less then 1000 DM > (maybe 500 EUR). > > > > If there is no way to run Linux on the Performa 6200 tell me what to do with the machine! > > > Please excuse my bad english. I hope I get an answer. > > Thanks for interest and help... > > now I´m exhausted - I will go to bed > > > cu > > > [[ This message was sent via the linuxppc-user mailing list. 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