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I can't select it from the prom. How do you boot Mandrake Linux?
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PearPC isn't a generic G3/G4 emulator; it's designed to boot OS X 10.1 through 10.4, with no sound.

You'd be better off using QEMU-PPC which actually emulates the hardware and should boot MandrakePPC.
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But actually when I boot the Mandrake Linux PPC cd in qemu it says no Valid state has been set by load or init-program.
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Yes; you still need to actually set up an appropriate bootloader or use a manual boot command in OpenBIOS. But unlike PearPC, it's possible to do.
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I don't know how to boot Mandrake with Qemu, but there are various other ppc distros to choose from:

https://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/Platforms/PowerPC

EDIT: By now I do know how to boot Mandrake. Add this to your Qemu command line:
-prom-env "boot-device=cd:,\boot\yaboot" -prom-env "boot-args=conf=cd:,\boot\yaboot.conf"
(perhaps you need to replace the " with ' )

This is my current command line (in Windows)
qemu-system-ppc.exe ^
-L pc-bios ^
-boot d ^
-m 512 ^
-M mac99,via=pmu ^
-sdl ^
-g 1024x768x32 ^
-prom-env "boot-device=cd:,\boot\yaboot" -prom-env "boot-args=conf=cd:,\boot\yaboot.conf" ^
-cdrom d:\Linux-images\MandrakeLinux-9.1-CD1.ppc.iso

Booting ends up with half screen graphics....
You can enter "install-text" at the mandrake install prompt.

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I'll add this discussion thread from PearPC in 2004 for completeness:

https://sourceforge.net/p/pearpc/discus ... /07c0e95a/

This is for Mandrake Linux 9.1 PPC and the issue was never fixed.

Also, Mandrake 9.1 will probably behave somewhat differently than Mandriva... possibly it'll get through the setup process.
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Re: boot mandrake linux

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Cat_7 wrote:I don't know how to boot Mandrake with Qemu, but there are various other ppc distros to choose from:

https://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/Platforms/PowerPC

EDIT: By now I do know how to boot Mandrake. Add this to your Qemu command line:
-prom-env "boot-device=cd:,\boot\yaboot" -prom-env "boot-args=conf=cd:,\boot\yaboot.conf"
(perhaps you need to replace the " with ' )

This is my current command line (in Windows)
qemu-system-ppc.exe ^
-L pc-bios ^
-boot d ^
-m 512 ^
-M mac99,via=pmu ^
-sdl ^
-g 1024x768x32 ^
-prom-env "boot-device=cd:,\boot\yaboot" -prom-env "boot-args=conf=cd:,\boot\yaboot.conf" ^
-cdrom d:\Linux-images\MandrakeLinux-9.1-CD1.ppc.iso

Booting ends up with half screen graphics....
You can enter "install-text" at the mandrake install prompt.

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Does Mandrake need bootstrap partition?
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Re: boot mandrake linux

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It tells you so, so yes.

Shall I predict your next question? You are in uncharted waters here, so we hope your experience will add to the knowledge gathered here.

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