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(25-05-2020, 12:42 PM)ckester Wrote: First attempt was with NetBSD 9.0-macppc, but I found the instructions too confusing. I guess I'm not as hardcore as I used to be. ;-) Same deal here. I couldn't get NetBSD 9 working on my PowerBook G4. I followed the instructions exactly but the installs were always unbootable. OpenBSD 6.9 was much easier to install and connects to Ethernet properly out of the box so I can pull down some useful software. The BSDs definitely shine brightest when you run them on non-x86 platforms. Ports to outdated architectures work almost exactly the same as they do on modern x86-64 systems, and that's really impressive to me. I can see why the Unix cathedral still has a cult following even though the Linux bazaar is bigger than ever :^) |
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BSD on a Mac Mini G4 - by ckester - 25-05-2020, 12:42 PM
RE: BSD on a Mac Mini G4 - by jkl - 25-05-2020, 03:04 PM
RE: BSD on a Mac Mini G4 - by ckester - 25-05-2020, 05:16 PM
RE: BSD on a Mac Mini G4 - by jkl - 26-05-2020, 01:35 AM
RE: BSD on a Mac Mini G4 - by ckester - 26-05-2020, 03:30 AM
RE: BSD on a Mac Mini G4 - by jkl - 26-05-2020, 03:35 AM
RE: BSD on a Mac Mini G4 - by ckester - 26-05-2020, 03:50 AM
RE: BSD on a Mac Mini G4 - by ckester - 26-05-2020, 12:47 PM
RE: BSD on a Mac Mini G4 - by jkl - 26-05-2020, 01:10 PM
RE: BSD on a Mac Mini G4 - by ckester - 26-05-2020, 03:53 PM
RE: BSD on a Mac Mini G4 - by ckester - 26-05-2020, 10:48 PM
RE: BSD on a Mac Mini G4 - by ckester - 28-05-2020, 04:28 PM
RE: BSD on a Mac Mini G4 - by jkl - 28-05-2020, 04:57 PM
RE: BSD on a Mac Mini G4 - by pfr - 14-08-2020, 02:38 AM
RE: BSD on a Mac Mini G4 - by ckester - 16-08-2020, 12:23 AM
RE: BSD on a Mac Mini G4 - by sschober - 31-12-2021, 01:50 PM
RE: BSD on a Mac Mini G4 - by gabe. - 08-04-2022, 11:52 AM
RE: BSD on a Mac Mini G4 - by Shrek - 09-04-2022, 06:53 PM
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