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Can I dual boot Linux and 10.4.2?
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I was wondering if I can dual boot Linux...any flavor and 10.4.2? I have Xandros 3 but wouldn't mind trying another.
Advice and recommendations?
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You could run it in emulation I think... ??
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I do it on my Ti/400 using Ubuntu.
This said, you're going to need to partition your drive in order to do so. Partition the drive and then reinatall OSX first, before you install Linux. I made the mistake of doing it the other way around, and I've never since been able to figure out how to get OSX listed in the boot menu. I can still get to OSX by holding down the Option key at startup, but if I don't remember how to do that then the machine will start booting Linux immediately.
What I'd really like is for the Option-key screen to come up at startup by default. However, I haven't yet figured out if there's a way to do that.
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Originally Posted by Millennium
I do it on my Ti/400 using Ubuntu.
This said, you're going to need to partition your drive in order to do so. Partition the drive and then reinatall OSX first, before you install Linux. I made the mistake of doing it the other way around, and I've never since been able to figure out how to get OSX listed in the boot menu. I can still get to OSX by holding down the Option key at startup, but if I don't remember how to do that then the machine will start booting Linux immediately.
What I'd really like is for the Option-key screen to come up at startup by default. However, I haven't yet figured out if there's a way to do that.
Much better answer... 
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Do I need a partitioning tool or does the eMac come with one? I didn't see one in the utilities.
So once I have two partitions set:
1. Install osx on one partition
2. Install Linux on second (Can I install any linux?)
That's it, is it? Figure out the bootloader after, eh?
Thanks.
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Disk Utility will let you partition. If you click on the drive rather than one of the volumes on a drive, it will have a Partition tab.
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Originally Posted by coopns
Do I need a partitioning tool or does the eMac come with one? I didn't see one in the utilities.
So once I have two partitions set:
1. Install osx on one partition
2. Install Linux on second (Can I install any linux?)
That's it, is it? Figure out the bootloader after, eh?
Thanks.
Well, you can't just load any Linux on there. Has to be specifically for PPC (PowerPC).
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Sorry...Don't understand the PowerPC. Sorry just learning here. I know PC and the Mac different chipsets and such. So which could I use? (Or which can't I use?)
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You need to use the Linux distros that are specific for PowerPC (PPC).
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Originally Posted by alphasubzero949
You need to use the Linux distros that are specific for PowerPC (PPC).
Note that this doesn't necessarily mean a PPC-only distro. Such distros do exist; Yellow Dog Linux, which was originally based on Red Hat Linux and is now based on Fedora Core, is probably the oldest one around. However, many popular distributions have PPC versions now. I like Ubuntu, but SuSE and Debian also have versions, and I believe Mandriva does too.
Just make sure that you get the PPC version of whatever distribution you use.
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I stand corrected on my wording. I meant to say PPC versions of Linux distros. YDL was actually the first distro to pop into my head while typing that post.
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Originally Posted by Millennium
I do it on my Ti/400 using Ubuntu.
This said, you're going to need to partition your drive in order to do so. Partition the drive and then reinatall OSX first, before you install Linux. I made the mistake of doing it the other way around, and I've never since been able to figure out how to get OSX listed in the boot menu. I can still get to OSX by holding down the Option key at startup, but if I don't remember how to do that then the machine will start booting Linux immediately.
What I'd really like is for the Option-key screen to come up at startup by default. However, I haven't yet figured out if there's a way to do that.
Glad it's not just me! Let me know if you figure out a way around this...
Oh, and another vote for Ubuntu - excellent system. They'll send you free install/live cds if you head over to their website and ask nicely. 
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