Subject: Re: linux-mac68k vs port-mac68k
To: None <port-mac68k@netbsd.org>
From: Roger Brown <rogerhb@xtra.co.nz>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 05/18/1999 06:30:22
I tried the Debian mac68k version on my Mac IIcx, it all booted happily but
it refused to use my Sonic Systems ethernet card.
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>From: Greg Evans <raisplin@rcn.com>
>To: "Guy Santiglia" <fredfl2@soback.kornet.net>, "port-mac68k"
<port-mac68k@netbsd.org>
>Subject: Re: linux-mac68k vs port-mac68k
>Date: Mon, May 17, 1999, 3:09 am
>
>On 5/16/99 9:47 AM, Guy Santiglia was rumored to have said...
>
>>
>>I'm not trying to start any arguments. But, I was wondering if
>>any one has tried that linux for the mac68k.
>>I was wondering how far along they are. My guess would be that
>>NetBSD is the better bet for the mac68k as theirs is a newer
>>project.
>>
>>As far as stability and ease of installation is NetBSD ahead of
>>linux on the mac68k?
>>
>>Does anyone have any comments about this?
>
>Guy,
>
>I tried Linuxm68k. The installation process is IMO a bit nicer than the
>NetBSD way in that it is very similar to the way RedHat Linux is
>installed. Overall though, I like NetBSD better. I was never able to get
>networking up and running on linuxm68k, and so I re-installed NetBSD.
>Perhaps I am not enough of a unix guy to have given it enough of a
>chance, but I like NetBSD much better
>
>Greg