J English Smith
Well-known member
Wondering if anyone here has successfully installed a Ubuntu or Libuntu distro on an old iBook. I worked on this for hours yesterday, and I'm just hitting the wall.
I have a Lubuntu 12.04 for PPC .iso disk, and it will run on the CD drive in the book. It does not offer me any install option though, just does what appears to be a boot and then stays at the command prompt.
I tried to get a boot to work from a USB, but that's beyond me. I've read all of the various open firmware options and nothing seems to work. I think the CD is my best bet, but I don't know if something is wrong in the .iso I burned, or if there is an additional command I need to give the prompt to force it to install...?
I tried both with ethernet cable plugged in to let it install updates, and without. No difference.
Would appreciate any help. I had no idea this would be so difficult. Just trying to get the old iBooks I have able to use an older version that still has some internet browsing capability and run via ethernet, no wireless. The old 500s were just unable to run 10FourFox anymore successfully.
I have a Lubuntu 12.04 for PPC .iso disk, and it will run on the CD drive in the book. It does not offer me any install option though, just does what appears to be a boot and then stays at the command prompt.
I tried to get a boot to work from a USB, but that's beyond me. I've read all of the various open firmware options and nothing seems to work. I think the CD is my best bet, but I don't know if something is wrong in the .iso I burned, or if there is an additional command I need to give the prompt to force it to install...?
I tried both with ethernet cable plugged in to let it install updates, and without. No difference.
Would appreciate any help. I had no idea this would be so difficult. Just trying to get the old iBooks I have able to use an older version that still has some internet browsing capability and run via ethernet, no wireless. The old 500s were just unable to run 10FourFox anymore successfully.