Yellow Dog Linux version 3.0 for PPC is now shipping worldwide. Read more for the announcement.
We are now shipping Yellow Dog Linux version 3.0, a new generation of Linux
for the PowerPC architecture. Yellow Dog Linux v3.0 features a friendly and
powerful graphical installer built from Red Hat’s ‘Anaconda’, an integrated
KDE 3.1 and Gnome 2.2 desktop environment, the gcc 3.2.2 compiler, improved
support for ATI and NVidia graphics cards, 3 Install and 3 Source CDs.
Yellow Dog Linux v3.0 is now available from Terra Soft as a complete box set
with 6 CDs, printed Companion to Installation, the completely revised
“Getting Started with Yellow Dog Linux, Second Edition” book, 60-day
installation support, and a t-shirt; and for those experienced with the
installation and use of Yellow Dog Linux, the Geek Edition offers all 6 CDs
without printed guide, book, or support at a reduced cost. The box set and
Geek Edition are available from Terra Soft’s online Store at
http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/store/
The revised “Getting Started” book is for those new to Linux or trying Linux
on a PowerPC for the first time. The reader is offered insight into a
UNIX-based operating system followed by a guided introduction to the Linux
graphical user interface, file management, and key applications and
utilities. The later half of Getting Started takes the reader into the basics
of the shell (command line interface), file management, and system
administration. More information is available online at
http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/products/ydl_book.shtml
Terra Soft domestic and international resellers will be receiving box sets in
the coming days. Amulet, Terra Soft’s Japanese distribution partner will
offer a version of Yellow Dog Linux v3.0 with advanced Japanese support the
week of May 6. More information is available at http://www.amulet.co.jp/
I cant wait to get it.
… Mandrake 9.1 on my PB G4. It works just great. Even the keyboard layout is perfect.
That was the thing that YDL never got right for non US-users. Anyone any idea whether they worked on that?
(or has it always?)
Obviously not for GeForces (NVidia only provides 3D binaries for x86 Linux). Not sure about ATi though.
Did anybody notice that the YDL downloads are not available now until May 1? Originally they were supposed to be available today. Oh well, I will have to curb my enthusiasm until Friday to get my hands on YDL.
I’ve ordered ydl 3.0 for my Pismo powerbook and will install it and try glxinfo/glxgears ASAP. It’s en route and not supposed to arrive (via UPS) for a few more days though.
Did anybody notice that the YDL downloads are not available now until May 1? Originally they were supposed to be available today. Oh well, I will have to curb my enthusiasm until Friday to get my hands on YDL.
Why are they even offering it for download? Why flush money down the T1? Offer a good product and your customers will pay for it, no? Just give me the buildable source along with the box set, and both me and the GPL are happy.
> Offer a good product and your customers will pay for it, no?
Yes but YDL didn’t really do something else then repackaging. it would be a little bit unjust.
> Yes but YDL didn’t really do something else then repackaging. it would be a little bit unjust.
I would agree that there is no YDL-specific innovation there. However, YDL has invested time to develop additional PPC-specific tools and they do some engineering to really make sure that they work well on all Macs. So while this product is not a brand new innovative solution, it does include tools and source code not found on RHL9 for x86 or for Mdk/Suse versions for PPC.
It’s working pretty well, AFAIK, with DRI (Direct Rendering Infrastructure, http://dri.sf.net) on the Radeons, and of course DRI should work with Matroxes and other cards that it supports, although the Rage 128 DRI driver locks up my iMac 🙂 Oh well, who needs it anyways? I’ve got my emacs.
although the Rage 128 DRI driver locks up my iMac 🙂 Oh well, who needs it anyways? I’ve got my emacs.
Is that Mac Speak for “It just works(tm)”??
Just asking..
Team
Has anyone tried this version with either the AmigaOne or Pegasos yet???
If yes, were there any “special” installation steps required?
Regards
Darren
On their website it says “Enhanced ATI and NVidia support”, go read the website.
Here is a quote for people who don’t believe me,
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With enhanced support for the latest ATI and NVidia graphics cards (full 3D support for the ATI Radeon series), “video issues” are a thing of the past.
Since when does a linux systems performace/stability have anything to do with how apple’s systems “just work”? Thats like saying that if AmigaOS has “issues”, then Apple’s must not “just work” because they both happen to use G3/G4 processors.
If your going to troll at least make sure your brainstem reaches your brain before you start typing. I find it rather insulting to have to have to read thru such piss-pore trash. Why don’t you waste our time with something thats at least clever and requires you to have more than a kindergarten education. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for spamming every thread with troll postings but at least make them worth the read. Overall troll-spam around here is going down hill. At least before the troll-spam used to have real content to it, now it just comes in vapid and mostly innane mini-posts of no more than 4 lines.
I wonder if this will clear up the issues I’ve been having installing linux on my dual 867 powermac mdd. Everything fails to detect the harddrive. Does anybody know about this? Is it due to a newer disk controller?
i got it about 3 weeks ago (from ydl.net) and its the first distro to work without any failures on my ibook 2001. tried MD 9.1, installer is great but it doesnt load after installing. so go and get YDL its the best you can get !
Team
I’ve ordered mine (YDL) tonight… when it gets here I will have a go at installing onto my Pegasos… If it successfull I’ll have to work out how to get a news posting on here…
Regards
Darren
Arrakis wrote:
> Offer a good product and your customers will pay for it, no?
Yes but YDL didn’t really do something else then repackaging. it would be a little bit unjust.
I don’t think you realize how much work is involved in producing and testing a commecial linux distro (especially for alternative (PPC) hardware). I’m *happy* to pay them for it.
Further, you’re incorrectly using the word “unjust” in that context. Unjust is what MS gets away with.
Do any of you know why the stopped making the PPC motherboard
> I’m *happy* to pay them for it.
Me too I’m happy to pay them and I will pay for YDL 3.0 but what I say is that beyond all the work to create a great distro (packaging, testing, write manu script and small program, etc.) you have to realize that linux software do not have the same status than the commercial one.
More people has worked on ydl outside of the ydl office than inside (kde and gnome developper, kernel developper, all the gnu tool, etc.) and would be unjust for these people and all the other who help to find bugs to force them to pay for their own work… no?
> Do any of you know why the stopped making the PPC motherboard
Who exactly do you mean by “the”?
° If you are referring to Theron; then their board design (for the general public) is manufactured for Eyetech, who also arrange distribution.
Theron’s original design was a DEVELOPER/DEMO version.
° If you mean the Pegasos ….. the parent company is working on an improved PegasosII model. It’ll be available later this year.
I was just wondering why people use linux on macs since os x is passed on unix and you can use X11 to run linux apps
Anyone know whether this is being bit torrented somewhere?
(1) Linux on a Mac, why?
Well, Mmmmm, why not.
OK, more seriously MacOS X requires “modern” machines (meaning G4) if you want to achieve some performance. In addition, I’ve never got a stable MacOS X running on my “obsolete” PowerBook G3 Lombard circa 1999. On the other hand, a Linux distro will provide bearable results on such a machine. If I owned a top G4, I would probably use MacOS X.
However, I also use WinXP, Linux and FreeBSD on PCs and I found it more attractive to invest into a brand new P4 than a G4. I guess I misread the “switch” campaign, going to the reverse direction. Anyway, there are basically two reasons. First: if you are (more of less) fluent in Unix, the advantages provided by MacOS X (beyond Aqua) are not that cutting edge. Especially if you’re also happy with the desktop use of WinXP. So, these things being equal I preferred to spend money on INTEL hardware rather than lock myself into the Apple world (price and multiple choices). Second: performance wise, no matter what can be said about Altivec, PCs do perform.
So, why do I use Linux on my PowerBook? Hardware recycling. A laptop does not make much noise, can run services in silence and without X Window running, can be used for hacking while on a trip. Regarding recycling: try NetBSD on a “very obsolete” Quadra 68040 circa 1993 😉 It can even run Samba. Note: Just for fun.
(2) YDL 3.0 or MDK 9.1?
I downloaded and tried both YDL 3.0 and Mdk 9.1. Both installed OK on a PB G3 Lombard. Both have their PCMIA/FireWire support screwed up (you’ll have to dig deep to find a solution, I’ve not yet). Regarding the desktop organization and apps made visible up front (when installing a default workstation set) YDL is more MacOS crowd oriented. Mdk is more Linux crowd oriented. Mdk RPM set provides more recent versions of packages. I found the configuration tool provided by Mdk more elaborated. This being said, once you switch to terminal activities, the results will depend more of your own abilities than the distro you use. So, at a $0 price tag, download the one you wish or try both and make your own mind. So far, I stuck with Mdk.