Hi Forum

Do I loose the original MacOS 9.2 / Firmware updater after installing MintPPC 8?
Powermac G4, 450MHz, 512MB RAM, 30GB Harddisk.

I've downloaded the mini.iso and ready to install

Thanks for Info
McLemon

If you choose to use the entire disk in the installation process, you will loose MacOS 9.
If you made free space you can install MintPPC there.

Thanks for the answer.
Will try it now.

Good luck. Why do you install MintPPC 8 instead of 9 ?

I have MintPPC (9) and MacOS 9.2 in different partitions on the same drive working like a charm. You may want to set up yaboot.conf to let the boot loader know on what partition MacOS resides, it will let you choose whether you want to boot Linux or MacOS.

E.g. assuming that MacOS resides on /dev/hda10:


Just make sure you set aside a small (around 820k) "Apple_Bootstrap" type partition for the boot loader during installation before the MacOS partition. See also here and here.

The only thing that might happen is that you need to re-install some MacOS drivers on the hard disk after installation. You can do so from the OS 9 installation disk. Post here if you need help.

Good luck!

Hi,
thanks for further info's

First of all, I've found this G4 on a local fleamarket, without systemcd/recoverycd etc.

@linuxopjemac
I've selected MintPPC 8, because it's based on Debian Lenny (stable), as far as I understand the doc's.
But if you say MintPPC 9.1 is better, then I will try to install MintPPC 9.1

@opus68
Thanks for additional info's

Here is my HD-Partition layout on PowerMac G4:

IDE1 Master (hda) - 27,4GB Quantum Fireball KX27.3
Nr. 1 32.3 kB Apple
Nr. 2 27.6 kB Macintosh
Nr. 3 37.9 kB Macintosh
Nr. 4 27.6 kB Macintosh
Nr. 5 37.9 kB Macintosh
Nr. 6 102.4 kB Macintosh
Nr. 7 262.1 kB Macintosh
Nr. 8 262.1 kB Patch Partit
Nr. 9 5.3 GB hfs+ without titel (MacOs 9.2)
Nr.10 22.1 GB hfs+ without titel (no data)
5.1 kB free Space

So, next step is deleting PartitionNr.10 (22.1GB) to get free space.

Then creating a Apple bootstrap (1MB), but how (which tool) an how to place it before
other bootable partitions (http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/p ... 05.html.en)

Then creating a Linux-ext3 part.(7GB) for /

Then creating a Linux-ext3 part.(7GB) for /home

an then a Linux-swap part. (1GB)

For lack of a system/-tools/-recoverycd I it could be better to use the whole disk, right?
Without dualboot.

For simplicity, because you don't have OS 9 CD's, I would use the entire disk. And I would certainly opt for MintPPC 9.1. It's much better. If you go for MintPPC, use the entire disk, you don't need to worry about partitioning and bootstrap, it will be done for you.

http://mintppc.org/content/installation-mintppc-91

follow the guide to the letter! Especially step 8 in http://mintppc.org/content/expert-insta ... ny-miniiso where you need to select "Squeeze".

Good luck.

OK, fine have installed MintPPC 9.1. Good slide show tutorial, thanks.