Problems installing linux on mac

[mrilock]

Hey All,
I've been trying to install linux on an old macintosh (oldWorldROM), but I've run into a problem. When I tried to install off of cd, I could not get the installer to recognize my cd drive.
So I decided to install another hard drive (on for macOS, one for Linux. The instructions tell me which directions to follow if I'm installing off of a hard drive, but then don't give specific directions! This distro is Yellow Dog Linux (based off of Red Hat). Can anyone help me out?

[ken257]

What Mac are you using? Dl and try Linux PPC it is a very nice distro for the Mac and the install is easy.

[mrilock]

I'm actually installing it on an old ppc 7300 (180/96). It isn't actually mine, but for a student organization I'm in. We've been trying to set up a web server and we have some old school, free computers, but nothing new.
I am also planning on installing some form of linux on my home machines, one of which is a mac g4 533/128; but I'm waiting until I learn more about partitioning my drive without destroying everything upon it. :-)
I was having a problem with the bootx problem, since it is OldWorld ROM, but I checked out a mailing list and got the exact answer (new file) that I needed.
Thanks for the advice, though - I may try out that distro as well.