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| + | See '''https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPC'''. |
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| {{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== |
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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. |
| + | ====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 second partition 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. |
| + | * 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 |