Ubuntu/PPC - Revision history

FGrose at 20:07, 3 July 2012

2012-07-03T20:07:36Z

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			See '''https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPC'''.


	{{Highlight\|'''Note''': The following has been tested on a Mac iBook G4 (mid 2005)}}		{{Highlight\|'''Note''': The following has been tested on a Mac iBook G4 (mid 2005)}}
	==Ubuntu 10.10 PowerPC==		==Ubuntu 10.10 PowerPC==

FGrose: moved Community/Distributions/Ubuntu/PPC to Ubuntu/PPC: restructure

2012-07-02T04:14:42Z

moved Community/Distributions/Ubuntu/PPC to Ubuntu/PPC: restructure

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FGrose at 06:57, 18 February 2011

2011-02-18T06:57:53Z

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	*: Your system may have different addresses, so it may take a while to discover the proper address.		*: Your system may have different addresses, so it may take a while to discover the proper address.
	===Dual Boot with Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5===		===Dual Boot with Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5===
	* Use the Mac install DVD to resize and create a partitions (including swap) for Ubuntu		* Use the Mac install DVD to resize and create partitions (including swap) for Ubuntu
	* Burn the Ubuntu installation CD and install Ubuntu into the new partition by booting the CD-ROM.		* Burn the Ubuntu installation CD and install Ubuntu into the new partition by booting the CD-ROM.
	* Use System > Administration > Additional Drivers to install the Broadcom B43 wireless driver.		* Use System > Administration > Additional Drivers to install the Broadcom B43 wireless driver.
	* Use Ubuntu Software Center to search for Sugar. Install Sugar, the emulator for the Sugar Desktop Environment, plus dependencies and Activities suitable for Sugar 0.88		* Use Ubuntu Software Center to search for Sugar. Install Sugar, the emulator for the Sugar Desktop Environment, plus dependencies and Activities suitable for Sugar 0.88

FGrose at 06:54, 18 February 2011

2011-02-18T06:54:19Z

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	* Use 'Startup Disk Creator' from the System > Administration menu from an i386/x86-64 Ubuntu installation (as the PowerPC version of Ubuntu doesn't support SYSLINUX, but the install CD contains the yaboot bootloader that is required, and it will be transferred to the USB).		* Use 'Startup Disk Creator' from the System > Administration menu from an i386/x86-64 Ubuntu installation (as the PowerPC version of Ubuntu doesn't support SYSLINUX, but the install CD contains the yaboot bootloader that is required, and it will be transferred to the USB).
	* Choose the downloaded Ubuntu Desktop 10.10 PPC .iso file or burned CD-ROM as the Source.		* Choose the downloaded Ubuntu Desktop 10.10 PPC .iso file or burned CD-ROM as the Source.
			====Install Yaboot boot loader====
			* <u>Read the precautions</u> at this page, [http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20060301112336384 Boot PowerPC Macs via USB 2.0 drives]
			* Power on while holding four keys down, option+Apple+o+f. This takes you into Openfirmware.
			* Enter {{Code\|devalias}} at the {{Code\|0 >}} prompt (See step 4 in the above reference.)
			* Note the exact usb device addresses.
			* By experimentation, I found that my USB device would boot after setting the boot-device with this command:
			*: {{Code\|setenv boot-device /pci@f2000000/usb@1b/disk@1:1,\install\yaboot}}
			* If the USB disc is not around, the default boot-device will boot your regular Mac installation.
			* Check your setting with this command:
			*: {{Code\|printenv boot-device}}
			*: Your system may have different addresses, so it may take a while to discover the proper address.
	===Dual Boot with Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5===		===Dual Boot with Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5===
	* Use the Mac install DVD to resize and create a partitions (including swap) for Ubuntu		* Use the Mac install DVD to resize and create a partitions (including swap) for Ubuntu
	* Burn the Ubuntu installation CD and install in the new partition.		* Burn the Ubuntu installation CD and install Ubuntu into the new partition by booting the CD-ROM.
	* Use System > Administration > Additional Drivers to install the Broadcom B43 wireless driver.		* Use System > Administration > Additional Drivers to install the Broadcom B43 wireless driver.
	* Use Ubuntu Software Center to search for Sugar. Install Sugar, the emulator for the Sugar Desktop Environment, plus dependencies and Activities suitable for Sugar 0.88		* Use Ubuntu Software Center to search for Sugar. Install Sugar, the emulator for the Sugar Desktop Environment, plus dependencies and Activities suitable for Sugar 0.88

FGrose at 22:24, 16 February 2011

2011-02-16T22:24:44Z

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	* [http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/10.10/release/ Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)]		* [http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/10.10/release/ Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)]
	===USB device installation===		===USB device installation===
	* Use 'Startup Disk Creator' from the System > Administration menu from an i386/x86-64 Ubuntu installation		* Use 'Startup Disk Creator' from the System > Administration menu from an i386/x86-64 Ubuntu installation (as the PowerPC version of Ubuntu doesn't support SYSLINUX, but the install CD contains the yaboot bootloader that is required, and it will be transferred to the USB).
	* Choose the downloaded Ubuntu Desktop 10.10 PPC .iso file or burned CD-ROM as the Source.		* Choose the downloaded Ubuntu Desktop 10.10 PPC .iso file or burned CD-ROM as the Source.
	===Dual Boot with Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5===		===Dual Boot with Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5===

FGrose at 19:56, 16 February 2011

2011-02-16T19:56:58Z

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	* Choose the downloaded Ubuntu Desktop 10.10 PPC .iso file or burned CD-ROM as the Source.		* Choose the downloaded Ubuntu Desktop 10.10 PPC .iso file or burned CD-ROM as the Source.
	===Dual Boot with Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5===		===Dual Boot with Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5===
	* Use the Mac install DVD to resize and create a ~~second~~ partition Ubuntu		* Use the Mac install DVD to resize and create a partitions (including swap) for Ubuntu
			* Burn the Ubuntu installation CD and install in the new partition.
			* Use System > Administration > Additional Drivers to install the Broadcom B43 wireless driver.
			* Use Ubuntu Software Center to search for Sugar. Install Sugar, the emulator for the Sugar Desktop Environment, plus dependencies and Activities suitable for Sugar 0.88

FGrose: Created page with "{{Highlight|'''Note''': The following has been tested on a Mac iBook G4 (mid 2005)}} ==Ubuntu 10.10 PowerPC== * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ * [http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/po..."

2011-02-16T19:26:38Z

Created page with "{{Highlight|'''Note''': The following has been tested on a Mac iBook G4 (mid 2005)}} ==Ubuntu 10.10 PowerPC== * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ * [http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/po..."

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{{Highlight|'''Note''': The following has been tested on a Mac iBook G4 (mid 2005)}}
==Ubuntu 10.10 PowerPC==
* https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ
* [http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/10.10/release/ Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)]
===USB device installation===
* Use 'Startup Disk Creator' from the System > Administration menu from an i386/x86-64 Ubuntu installation
* Choose the downloaded Ubuntu Desktop 10.10 PPC .iso file or burned CD-ROM as the Source.
===Dual Boot with Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5===
* Use the Mac install DVD to resize and create a second partition Ubuntu