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Can I run Linux on VPC7 on my G5?Source: microsoft.public.mac.virtualpc
Sent: 02/13/2006
From: Gabriel Villalobos <(email address - cut out)>
Message:
Can I run Linux on VPC7 on my G5?
If so, what would be the best version, SuSe Linux 10, YellowDog, etc.
Thanks
-Gabriel
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Sent: 02/13/2006
From: Steve Jain <noreply.-at-.essjae.com@>
Message:On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:06:45 -0800, Gabriel Villalobos
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:
Most any x86-based version will work. YellowDog will not, since its
PPC based.
Keep in mind that one of the main performance enchancements comes from
the VM Additions and these are not available for Linux.
--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
"This posting is provided "AS IS" with
no warranties, and confers no rights.
You assume all risk for your use.
I am not am employee of Microsoft."
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>
>Can I run Linux on VPC7 on my G5?
>If so, what would be the best version, SuSe Linux 10, YellowDog, etc.
>
Sent: 02/13/2006
From: Gabriel Villalobos <(email address - cut out)>
Message:On 2/13/06 3:29 PM, in article (email address - cut out),
"Steve Jain" <noreply.-at-.essjae.com@> wrote:
Would I be able to just bring up my VPC7 w/Windows XP Pro, load the Linux CD
and install it from within VPC7?
Not sure I understand, do you mean performance will be slow?
Would I be better off skipping VPC7 and install Linux directly on a
partitioned drive using YellowDog?
Thanks again.
-G
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> On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:06:45 -0800, Gabriel Villalobos
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>
>> Can I run Linux on VPC7 on my G5?
>> If so, what would be the best version, SuSe Linux 10, YellowDog, etc.
>>
> Most any x86-based version will work. YellowDog will not, since its
> PPC based.
>
> Keep in mind that one of the main performance enchancements comes from
> the VM Additions and these are not available for Linux.
Sent: 02/13/2006
From: Steve Jain <noreply.-at-.essjae.com@>
Message:On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:01:24 -0800, Gabriel Villalobos
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:
You don't need to install in Windows. You should create a new VM and
install Linux directly into that.
Yes, Linux will be slow, slower than Windows in VPC. You may be able
to get around this somewhat by using a "light" version of Linux, like
DSL.
If you've got the ability to install and run it on the Mac, you'll
enjoy the experience a lot more. If you just want to play around with
linux, inside of VPC is probably ok.
If you do install Linux in VPC, make sure that you do not select 24bit
color. This will render your GUI in linux unreadable. VPC's video
card only supports 8, 16, and 32bit color.
Take a look at the VPC 6 OS install guide on my website. While it was
written for VPC6, the section on installing RH8 inside a VM is still
relevant. Pay special attention the monitor/graphics section.
--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
"This posting is provided "AS IS" with
no warranties, and confers no rights.
You assume all risk for your use.
I am not am employee of Microsoft."
Show quoted text
>On 2/13/06 3:29 PM, in article (email address - cut out),
>"Steve Jain" <noreply.-at-.essjae.com@> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:06:45 -0800, Gabriel Villalobos
>> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Can I run Linux on VPC7 on my G5?
>>> If so, what would be the best version, SuSe Linux 10, YellowDog, etc.
>>>
>> Most any x86-based version will work. YellowDog will not, since its
>> PPC based.
>
>Would I be able to just bring up my VPC7 w/Windows XP Pro, load the Linux CD
>and install it from within VPC7?
>
>>
>> Keep in mind that one of the main performance enchancements comes from
>> the VM Additions and these are not available for Linux.
>
>Not sure I understand, do you mean performance will be slow?
>Would I be better off skipping VPC7 and install Linux directly on a
>partitioned drive using YellowDog?
>
Sent: 02/13/2006
From: Gabriel Villalobos <(email address - cut out)>
Message:On 2/13/06 4:43 PM, in article (email address - cut out),
"Steve Jain" <noreply.-at-.essjae.com@> wrote:
I think you help me make my mind up. I think I'll wait and reformat my 160GB
Drive, partition it, (BTW, how much is enough and what format, I hear free
format or UNIX format?) this from Disc Utility.
The pain is always to return the G5 back to way it was before, perhaps I can
clone it.
The idea is to play and learn more about Linux.
Thanks again.
-Gabriel
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> On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:01:24 -0800, Gabriel Villalobos
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>> On 2/13/06 3:29 PM, in article (email address - cut out),
>> "Steve Jain" <noreply.-at-.essjae.com@> wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:06:45 -0800, Gabriel Villalobos
>>> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Can I run Linux on VPC7 on my G5?
>>>> If so, what would be the best version, SuSe Linux 10, YellowDog, etc.
>>>>
>>> Most any x86-based version will work. YellowDog will not, since its
>>> PPC based.
>>
>> Would I be able to just bring up my VPC7 w/Windows XP Pro, load the Linux CD
>> and install it from within VPC7?
>>
>>>
>>> Keep in mind that one of the main performance enchancements comes from
>>> the VM Additions and these are not available for Linux.
>>
>> Not sure I understand, do you mean performance will be slow?
>> Would I be better off skipping VPC7 and install Linux directly on a
>> partitioned drive using YellowDog?
>>
>
> You don't need to install in Windows. You should create a new VM and
> install Linux directly into that.
>
> Yes, Linux will be slow, slower than Windows in VPC. You may be able
> to get around this somewhat by using a "light" version of Linux, like
> DSL.
>
> If you've got the ability to install and run it on the Mac, you'll
> enjoy the experience a lot more. If you just want to play around with
> linux, inside of VPC is probably ok.
>
> If you do install Linux in VPC, make sure that you do not select 24bit
> color. This will render your GUI in linux unreadable. VPC's video
> card only supports 8, 16, and 32bit color.
>
> Take a look at the VPC 6 OS install guide on my website. While it was
> written for VPC6, the section on installing RH8 inside a VM is still
> relevant. Pay special attention the monitor/graphics section.
Sent: 02/13/2006
From: Steve Jain <noreply.-at-.essjae.com@>
Message:On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:33:44 -0800, Gabriel Villalobos
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:
If that is what you want to do, try out a llive cd first. Ubuntu has a
Mac live CD.
Live CDThe live CD allows you to try Ubuntu without changing your
computer at all. There are three images available, each for a
different type of computer:
Mac (PowerPC) live CD
For Apple Macintosh G3, G4, and G5 computers, including iBooks and
PowerBooks.
http://www.ubuntu.com/
--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
"This posting is provided "AS IS" with
no warranties, and confers no rights.
You assume all risk for your use.
I am not am employee of Microsoft."
Show quoted text
>On 2/13/06 4:43 PM, in article (email address - cut out),
>"Steve Jain" <noreply.-at-.essjae.com@> wrote:
>
>I think you help me make my mind up. I think I'll wait and reformat my 160GB
>Drive, partition it, (BTW, how much is enough and what format, I hear free
>format or UNIX format?) this from Disc Utility.
>
>The pain is always to return the G5 back to way it was before, perhaps I can
>clone it.
>
>The idea is to play and learn more about Linux.
>
Sent: 02/14/2006
From: Gabriel Villalobos <(email address - cut out)>
Message:On 2/13/06 7:54 PM, in article (email address - cut out),
"Steve Jain" <noreply.-at-.essjae.com@> wrote:
Sounds easy enough, I'll check it out.
Thx.
-Gabriel
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> On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:33:44 -0800, Gabriel Villalobos
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>> On 2/13/06 4:43 PM, in article (email address - cut out),
>> "Steve Jain" <noreply.-at-.essjae.com@> wrote:
>>
>> I think you help me make my mind up. I think I'll wait and reformat my 160GB
>> Drive, partition it, (BTW, how much is enough and what format, I hear free
>> format or UNIX format?) this from Disc Utility.
>>
>> The pain is always to return the G5 back to way it was before, perhaps I can
>> clone it.
>>
>> The idea is to play and learn more about Linux.
>>
>
> If that is what you want to do, try out a llive cd first. Ubuntu has a
> Mac live CD.
>
>
> Live CDThe live CD allows you to try Ubuntu without changing your
> computer at all. There are three images available, each for a
> different type of computer:
>
>
> Mac (PowerPC) live CD
> For Apple Macintosh G3, G4, and G5 computers, including iBooks and
> PowerBooks.
>
> http://www.ubuntu.com/
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