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by **max barwel** » Sun, 12 Aug 2001 22:09:50

I am installing ydl 2.0 for a friend on his black g3 powerbook, i am
experienced with linux on x86, but know nothing of macs.
the ydl site says a newworld rom can boot off the ydl cd by holding 'c'
as the computer boots but this dosent work. It says some g3 powerbooks
are newworld, how can i tell or am i doing something else wrong. I only
want linux on it not dual boot if i can help it.

regards max

by **Michael Schmit** » Sun, 12 Aug 2001 23:05:23

> the ydl site says a newworld rom can boot off the ydl cd by holding 'c'
> as the computer boots but this dosent work. It says some g3 powerbooks
> are newworld, how can i tell or am i doing something else wrong. I only
> want linux on it not dual boot if i can help it.

The first newworld G3 powerbook was the one with SCSI and a bronze color
keyboard (translucent keys, nickname Lombard). The Firewire powerbook
(Pismo) was the other black newworld model.

If your machine has a 'MacOS ROM' file in the system folder it's
newworld.

Michael

by **Leopold Bloo** » Sun, 12 Aug 2001 23:12:05

max> I am installing ydl 2.0 for a friend on his black g3
max> powerbook, i am experienced with linux on x86, but know
max> nothing of macs. the ydl site says a newworld rom can boot
max> off the ydl cd by holding 'c' as the computer boots but this
max> dosent work. It says some g3 powerbooks are newworld, how can
max> i tell or am i doing something else wrong. I only want linux
max> on it not dual boot if i can help it.

The address you requested:

http://linuxppc.org/hardware/apple/index.php3?css_ok=1

However if you want to boot from a CD you need to press the "C" key
before booting and maintain it during the boot time.

--
Leopold

by **uber** » Mon, 13 Aug 2001 01:32:09

New World Macs have built in USB.

Quote:> I am installing ydl 2.0 for a friend on his black g3 powerbook, i am
> experienced with linux on x86, but know nothing of macs.
> the ydl site says a newworld rom can boot off the ydl cd by holding 'c'
> as the computer boots but this dosent work. It says some g3 powerbooks
> are newworld, how can i tell or am i doing something else wrong. I only
> want linux on it not dual boot if i can help it.

> regards max

by **Mark** » Wed, 15 Aug 2001 00:30:32

> I am installing ydl 2.0 for a friend on his black g3 powerbook, i am
> experienced with linux on x86, but know nothing of macs.
> the ydl site says a newworld rom can boot off the ydl cd by holding 'c'
> as the computer boots but this dosent work. It says some g3 powerbooks
> are newworld, how can i tell or am i doing something else wrong. I only
> want linux on it not dual boot if i can help it.

> regards max

Hold down the option key, if a list of bootable drives appears, you have
a new world. Old world machines can't do this.

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