Install Linux on Apple XServe (Intel processor)

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Wed, 2008-05-14 at 13:42 -0400, max bianco wrote:
> On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 12:17 PM, Jonathan Berry <berryja at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am trying to install Linux on an Apple XServe and am not getting
> > very far.  It basically seems to be refusing to boot from the DVD-RW
> > install disks I have.  I have tried a CentOS 5.1 and a Fedora 8 DVD
> > with no success.  I also tried a System Rescue Live CD (which is a
> > CD-R) and it did not do anything with it either.  I did get it to boot
> > to an OS X install DVD, so I know it should be able to boot from the
> > DVD drive.  When I try to get a boot list with the Linux DVDs (holding
> > down Alt on bootup), it only lists the main harddrive.
> >
> > Has anyone ever put (or attempted to put) Linux on an XServe?
> >
> Is that a PPC or x86?

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