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Linux and Amiga (68k)
« on: July 24, 2006, 07:15:47 PM »
what is the latest flavor of linux I can run on a 68k based miggy?
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Re: Linux and Amiga (68k)
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2006, 07:20:02 PM »
This link should give you a good place to start.  There are a few things to consider when trying to run Linux on an Amiga.  First of all, many of the distrubutions are older and may not have drivers for all the "latest" AMIGA expansion cards (graphics, CPU, etc...) so be sure you read the docs before you decide on which flavor to try.  I was using 2.1 until last year (I am slowly getting out of using my Amiga).

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Re: Linux and Amiga (68k)
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2006, 11:23:24 PM »
Debian is the distro with the best support I think. The current release debian 3.1 is available for 68k. As far as I know the red hat port hasn't been updated in a long time, but debian rocks so that shouldn't bother you :-)
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Re: Linux and Amiga (68k)
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2006, 10:19:21 AM »
When I tried M68k Linux a couple of years ago it worked pretty well, but it didn't seem to have any capability to use my  PCMCIA network card, meaning I couldn't get it on the network, making it a bit useless really. Maybe that situation has changed recently.

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Re: Linux and Amiga (68k)
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2006, 09:46:57 PM »
I was wondering about Linux too. I read a lot of those files but still don't know how to go about installing Debian. Of course, I will need to get a CD-ROM for my 2000 before I can attempt anything.
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Re: Linux and Amiga (68k)
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2006, 10:13:57 PM »
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Debian is the distro with the best support I think. The current release debian 3.1 is available for 68k. As far as I know the red hat port hasn't been updated in a long time, but debian rocks so that shouldn't bother you :-)


  Do you know if Debian has support for the CyberVisionPPC?
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Re: Linux and Amiga (68k)
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2006, 10:26:35 PM »
I will have to try this on an amiga some time.... what are you guys doing with your linux amigas?  
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