Star Running 64-bit Linux on a G5
Linked by Bas v.d. Wiel on Thu 18th Dec 2003 05:12 UTC
Linux A couple of weeks ago TerraSoft released preliminary 64-bit ISO's of their flagship product, Yellow Dog Linux 3.0.1 (YDL), especially for owners of Apple's new G5 machines. I was pining for a chance to get an open source OS running in 64-bit mode so I quickly downloaded the three ISO's.
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Graphics mode
by Rob Sanders on Thu 18th Dec 2003 16:51 UTC

I've been running in 1600x1200 at 16 bits since the second beta
release from Terra Soft. Here's how I did it:
boot with video=fbonly on your yaboot line
as root, run Xautoconfig --safe to generate a basic 800x600 screen
startx
go in to the Display menu and under the advanced options
select your monitor, graphics memory, and select generic OF
compatable FB (I've got the Radeon 9600). Close X and restart
I then went in to the XF86Config file in /etc/X11 and modified
my resolution and screen depth to 1600x1200 and 16 bits.

I'm also dual booting YDL and OS X without any problems....


This worked for me.....
G5 2.0ghz(x2), Radeon 9600, 512Mb, Viewsonic P810.