[ale] Linux Live CD (WiFi Audit) for PPC?

[Barry Hawkins]

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M Raju wrote:
| Hello guys...
|  I was wondering if anyone has come across a Linux Live CD(s), similar
| to Auditor (http://www.remote-exploit.org), for PPC. I run OS X on my
| PowerBook G4 and that Virtual PC for VMs is a real PoS. Not ventured
| into using bochs or qemu for running Linux...
[...]
~    I haven't found anything that will approach the effectiveness of
VirtualPC; however, a ix86 emulator running on OS X and a live CD
running natively on the Mac's PowerPC architecture are two entirely
different propositions.  You might search the Debian PowerPC Port's
mailing list[0]; there are some guys there who have played with Knoppix
and Ubuntu live CDs.

| Yes, most tools compile on OS X, but I rather have Linux for
| conducting pen-tests. If nothing I might have to consider running a
| dual boot Gentoo/OS X on the G4 to make maximum use of my Orinoco Gold
| card...
[...]
~    Of course, it depends upon your goals, but if you are looking to run
a distro on PowerPC, I would recommend at least entertaining Debian,
installing via one of the daily images from the new installer[1].  That
is my distribution of choice.
(NOTE: I refuse to spiral into another fruitless distro thread, so if
anyone gets the notion, do us all a favor.  And if you don't own a Mac,
trust me, you are in no position to comment on how suitable a distro is
for PowerPC architecture - unless you have an IBM pSeries sitting at
home 8^).)
~    Which Mac you have also predetermines how much hell you will go
through getting it to run.  Airport Extreme does not work, nor will it,
and later ATI cards don't have very stable sleep support yet.  nVidia
card-based Macs can forget about sleep capability.

Regards,
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Barry Hawkins
All Things Computed
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