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Linux PPC with OS X
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Join Date: May 2001
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I was thinking of putting Linux PPC onto my G4 with MacOS X. I was wanting to know how I would pick between OS's. Would it be possible to have the same "keep down alt on start-up" as I do know with OS 9.1 and OS X. I know that it may seem a bit strange wanting to have linux and OS X but it's because OS X as far as I can tell doesn't support X windows on it.
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Stefan
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: zurich, switzerland
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Go to sourceforge.net and look for XonX to run X windows under OSX. Last I heard , even the GIMP works now.....
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Madison, NJ 07940
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Just use the option key as you cold boot..the firmware will pause and allow you to slect which bootable partition to use.
Originally posted by d922qg:
I was thinking of putting Linux PPC onto my G4 with MacOS X. I was wanting to know how I would pick between OS's. Would it be possible to have the same "keep down alt on start-up" as I do know with OS 9.1 and OS X. I know that it may seem a bit strange wanting to have linux and OS X but it's because OS X as far as I can tell doesn't support X windows on it.
Thanks,
Stefan
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Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: sLurrey
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i would like a solution like that for my lime imac, i cant do the option trick since its older.
so far i got bootx installed from the linux ppc cd, but it doesnt work as well as i think it should. but im booting between 9.1, X, X Server 1.2, & LinuxPPC2001 (if i could fit more os's i would  )
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w3rd..
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Join Date: May 2001
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Originally posted by smic:
i would like a solution like that for my lime imac, i cant do the option trick since its older.
so far i got bootx installed from the linux ppc cd, but it doesnt work as well as i think it should. but im booting between 9.1, X, X Server 1.2, & LinuxPPC2001 (if i could fit more os's i would )
Are you sure that it doesn't work. I had to update my firmware before it would work.
Stefan
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