[wplug] iMac G5 and linux (was: Pittsburgh Coding Dojo, May 23rd)

Brian A. Seklecki lavalamp at spiritual-machines.org
Fri May 18 17:19:10 EDT 2007


I just put 6.10 on my dual 1.5 G5 powermac; works great as an NFS server 
(GEM ethernet seems alright).  The boot loader didn't do the OpenBoot 
Firmware stuff right, but the boot CD had the "C" key snag just fine.

Didn't see the 7.10 ISO available for download from the main site:

http://www.ubuntu.com/GetUbuntu/download

But it's definately there on that link below.  I may upgrade, but I don't 
need all the bells & wistles ... just a non-useless OS on here =p

~BAS

On Thu, 17 May 2007, Patrick Wagstrom wrote:

> Tom Cronin wrote:
>> Thanks for the reply Greg. i'm in the process of disconnecting my computer 
>> for my annual trip to Pgh. from Boynton Beach Fl. I currently use a IMAC G5 
>> computer running Tiger 10.4. I recently purchased the Ubuntu Linux manual 
>> (version 6.10) including the CD by Keir Thomas. The files transfer but will 
>> not open and the information to create a Boot disk doe's not work either. I 
>> have a feeling that Linux is not compatable with Macintosh. I will attend 
>> one of your meetings in Pgh. to see what the Ubuntu Linux system has to 
>> offer.  Tom Cronin
>
> Tom,
>
> Actually, Greg is in charge of the Pittsburgh Coding Dojo, a group of 
> developers seeking to improve their programming and development skills.
>
> For your issue, it sounds like you may be interested and find more help at a 
> Western Pennsylvania Linux Users Group event (WPLUG).  We typically hold one 
> or two meetings a month, with our next meeting happening on June 9th.
>
> You mentioned that you were having problems getting Ubuntu 6.10 to load onto 
> your iMac G5 machine.  This is the sort of problem that we are more than 
> happy to help with.  In particular, you may find an installfest to be an 
> appropriate venue for getting started.  Unfortunately, we just had  an 
> installfest last weekend, and our next installfest won't be until August, 
> however that meeting could be perfect for you.  We're going to be walking 
> people through the Ubuntu install process and then providing a guide on how 
> to do common tasks under Ubuntu Linux.  Check http://www.wplug.org/ for more 
> information on this event.
>
> In the mean time, please make sure that the CD included with Keir Thomas book 
> is for the PowerPC architecture.  Most books only include the CD for x86 
> (windows and newer macs), and don't include the CD for PPC (older macs). 
> However, Ubuntu does make a version for older macs.  In particular if you 
> visit:
>
> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/feisty/release/
>
> Then select "Mac (PowerPC) and IBM-PPC (POWER5) desktop CD", you'll get a CD 
> Image of the newest version of Ubuntu that will work on an iMac G5.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --Patrick
> _______________________________________________
> wplug mailing list
> wplug at wplug.org
> http://www.wplug.org/mailman/listinfo/wplug
>

l8*
 	-lava (Brian A. Seklecki - Pittsburgh, PA, USA)
 	       http://www.spiritual-machines.org/

     "Guilty? Yeah. But he knows it. I mean, you're guilty.
     You just don't know it. So who's really in jail?"
     ~James Maynard Keenan



More information about the wplug mailing list