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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: asian1 on July 23, 2003, 03:35:41 PM
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Hello
There is an announcement about beta version of Knoppix PowerPC for Mac.
The author is looking for Betatesters on Apple Mac machines.
Knoppix is a CD based Debian Linux that enable user to run Linux on
PowerPC machines without installing Linux PowerPC on hard disk.
Perhaps in the future, there will be a version for AmigaOne and Pegasos.
Using Knoppix CD, AmigaOS and MorphOS user can run Linux on their
machine without installing Linux PowerPC on hard disk.
Is this idea possible?
Can someone suggest the idea to the author?
Knoppix (http://mailman.linuxtag.org/pipermail/debian-knoppix/2003-July/003428.html)
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Personally I don't se the point in doing this.
There are 3 different distros of Linux, or more, some BSD distros and QNX on the way, and ofcourse AOS and MOS for the new PPC platform(s).
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You're someone, aren't you?
All you need is:
A kernel (get it from the AmigaOne kernel project)
The root filesystem Knoppix uses
There you go.
Do we REALLY need this question (permutated with all sorts of GNU/Linux distributions) answered EVERY day?
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knoppix is different than other distros.. With this you can boot the whole distro from a single cd, even use it.. Makes it easier for people to see how linux works.. If they like it, they can just run the hdinstall application for knoppix, then you have fully working debian based distro.
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Perhaps in the future, there will be a version for AmigaOne and Pegasos.
Is this idea possible?
Can someone suggest the idea to the author?
Heh!
If you'd been at linuxTag you'd have seen the author working on knoppix PPC ...on a Pegasos :-)
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:-o
This thread is spooky, I mailed BBRV yesterday about having a LiveCD distro for Pegasos.
It's coming soon, I've been told. :-D
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mdma wrote:
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This thread is spooky, I mailed BBRV yesterday about having a LiveCD distro for Pegasos.
It's coming soon, I've been told. :-D
Well. it's been annouced to be part of this Superbundle they are going to release at Amiwest.
Discussion on Morphzone (http://www.morphzone.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=496&forum=23)
And what I have heard there will be more in that package. A lot more :-P
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Hello
Knoppix PowerPC use YABOOT boot manager program that enable several
different version of Kernels inside a single CD. According to Mr Fabian
Franz, it is possible to put together 3 different kernels for Apple, AmigaOne
and Pegasos inside a single boot CD. When the system boot, the user
can choose which kernel version is compatible with his machine.
Yaboot (http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/doc/yaboot-howto.html/)
To Olegil:
Can you help the author (Mr Franz) to create and test Knoppix for
AmigaOne CD?
For AmigaOne user who already install SUSE or other distro,
Knoppix can be used to test Debian Linux. Also if the hard disk
suddenly crash / damaged, Knoppix can be used as emergency
OS, before the hard disk is replaced.
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This is great news, I used Knoppix on my old
Athlon and loved it...it's good to know there
will be something similar for when I get my
Peg2!!! :-):-)
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Certainly, Knoppix will be running on the Pegasos soon.
In the meanwhile, we will have a bootable Debian CD release in the SuperBundle next week.
:-D
R&B :-)
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Hmm.. How many linux distros there will be for Pegasos? I seem to have lost count some time ago? :-)
Ah well. it's nice to have some alternativies to choose from.
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Joanna, there are 16 OS ports done or on the way for the Pegasos, including seven flavors of LinuxPPC.
So, what will it be two scoops or three?!
Cool Computing! :-D
R&B :-)
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Excellent..
I too use Knoppix in my Game Centre because it has Linux Terminal Services and I can do diskless booting. with Mozilla/Gaim and all the other tools and toys on a fully setup KDE 3.2 desktop its perfect.
I also regularly use its cousin, Morphix as I prefer Gnome/gtk /evolution nice nice distros.
-One