PowerPC 7500 G3 & Yellow Dog

[Hitchhiker]

Hello everybody! A brand new member here. Naturally, this is my very first:D

I have a PowerPC 7500 G3. It has become somewhat of a paperweight during the recent years. I would like to bring it back to life. Into the wonderful world of Linux, actually.
I am considering YDL. Although I have heard many good things about it, I would like your input/opinion on the subject.
Also, the machine has an aftermarket CPU upgrade/480 MHz. The previous CPU was also G3. Would this upgrade present any problems?

Thank you in advance for your advice!

[solo]

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Also, the machine has an aftermarket CPU upgrade/480 MHz. The previous CPU was also G3. Would this upgrade present any problems?


Although some PPC Linux distros will say that aftermarket CPU's aren't supported; many of them do work with Linux. It won't hurt to give it a try anyways.

Welcome to the board :) . Hope you enjoy it here.

[Hitchhiker]

Thanks for your input:) solo
I will give it a try.

[argomajor]

I have a 7500 with an XLR8 G4/450 upgrade card, a Sonnet ATA/66 IDE card, an ATI Radeon video card, and an OrangeMicro Firewire/USB card. It runs YellowDog Linux 2.3 beautifully. YDL is faster and more stable than MacOS 9, I'll never go back now.