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Making CD for linux-68k install
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RevEvs
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Jun 10, 2002, 06:45 PM
 
Been trying to install linux on my 68k machine, when asked to select where the base install files i choose the cd that i burned with the files, but it doesent seem to work - keeps saying it cant find /mac/images-1.44/

anyone know the propper directory layout for the cd

i had it like this

/
base2_2.tgz
/mac/drivers.tgz
/mac/root.bin
/mac/...etc..

doesent seem to wok tho - whatever i choose it cant seem to find the files...

any help.
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Jun 10, 2002, 08:48 PM
 
What version/distribution of Linux are you tring to install?

No version of YellowDog, Mandrake, Debian, SuSE or LinuxPPC will work on a 68k processor.
     
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Jun 10, 2002, 10:32 PM
 
Its based on the 2.2 debian potato kernel.

see <a href="http://www.mac.linux-m68k.org/" target="_blank">http://www.mac.linux-m68k.org/</a> if you want details
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