[Fwd: Re: Question on running Fedora on Apple PPC]

[Scott van Looy]

Today Ric Moore did spake thusly:

> On Wed, 2007-03-21 at 22:37 -0500, Jimmy Bradley wrote:
>> email message attachment, "Forwarded message - Re: Question on running
>> Fedora on Apple PPC"
>>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>>> From: Jimmy Bradley <bmobile40 at bellsouth.net>
>>> To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list at redhat.com>
>>> Subject: Re: Question on running Fedora on Apple PPC
>>> Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:28:36 -0500
>>>
>>>    The machine has 256mb of ram. Someone here on the list suggested that
>>> I check and make sure that a swap partition had been created during the
>>> install. I would have to re-install fedora to know for sure. I might try
>>> re-installing Fedora on the weekend, and set the partitions manually,
>>> instead auto like I normally do. In order to give you a better
>>> description of how the machine acts when I try and run Fedora on it, I'm
>>> sure most of you have encountered a windows based machine that's
>>> infested with viruses and spyware. You know how when you go to minimize
>>> a program on an infested pc, the window will slowly scroll down the
>>> screen? That's a good description on how the machine acts. To me, it
>>> acts like it's bogged down.
>>> Hope this helps.
>
> I couldn't install FC6 on a PIII with 256mb of ram either. I did manage
> to install FC5 using command line install, but it's pretty slow and yes,
> swap is enabled. Ric

I managed it on my Compaq Evo N400c (PIII 256meg ram) on Monday. Ran fine, 
but Desktop effects didn't work ;)

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