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valvagia Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 3 Other Topics	Posted Feb 04, 2008 at 3:31:47 PM Subject: macintosh g3 powerpc..... which linux?? hey everybody :P I've got a old macintosh g3 powerpc where I want to put linux on it. I have already googled it but I can't find anything, Ubuntu 7.10 doesn't work on a G3 (I tried) And the OS is so old that it freezes every minute the hardware: procesor: g3 powerpc @ 400 MGH RAM : 385 MB harddisk: 40 gb OS: Mac OS 9.2 year of built: 1997 I tried damn small linux, ubuntu 7.10, opensuse v3.0 and even my knoppix and floppix os aren't capable. :( I've even put 2 new CD drives in it and doesn't work. only if the MAC os 9.2 has started it sees it. I have expierence with installing linux but this is a real big mysterie, Pleaze help me..
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Shashank Sharma Joined Jan 01, 1970 Posts: 1213 Location:New Delhi, India Other Topics	Posted: Feb 08, 2008 3:54:00 PM Subject: macintosh g3 powerpc..... which linux?? When you say you nothing works or the distros aren't capable, what exactly do you mean? What problems are you facing? Unfortunately you don't have enough RAM or processor power to get Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva or OpenSUSE to work on that machine. The latest releases of these distributions require quite a lot more RAM and processor power, unfortunately. Your best bet is to go for either Damn Small Linux or Puppy Linux, both of which while ideal for old machines, are in no way inferior to any other Linux distribution. You can read about these two and various other Linux distributions here: http://www.linux.com/distributions/ Cheers! Coauthor of Beginning Fedora: From Novice to Professional published by Apress. Please follow the Forum Guidelines
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valvagia Joined Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 3 Other Topics	Posted: Feb 10, 2008 4:15:00 PM Subject: macintosh g3 powerpc..... which linux?? they aren't booting the CD's
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Shashank Sharma Joined Jan 01, 1970 Posts: 1213 Location:New Delhi, India Other Topics	Posted: Feb 11, 2008 4:24:07 PM Subject: macintosh g3 powerpc..... which linux?? There can only be two reasons for this. Did you change the BIOS boot order? Make sure it says to boot from the CD drive before the hard disk. If you've already done that, then you must not have burned the CDs right. When burning ISO files, you should use the "burn image to disk" option. Burning ISOs is different from creating a regular data disk. When you use the "burn image to disk" option, and specify the ISO file to burn, only then would the disk be bootable. If you just place the ISO file on the disc like creating a regular data disk, it won't be bootable. Coauthor of Beginning Fedora: From Novice to Professional published by Apress. Please follow the Forum Guidelines
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lordpenguin81 Joined May 11, 2008 Posts: 1 Other Topics	Posted: May 11, 2008 9:01:08 PM Subject: macintosh g3 powerpc..... which linux?? This ought to answer your question. In order to boot from a CD on a Macintosh, you have to hold down the C key during the mac chime at boot. Continue to hold until the mac boots the disks. NOW, let find out more about you mac. Is it beige or is it blue+white? If it is beige, then you have what is called an "old-world" Mac. In this case, the G3 will NOT boot your CD under any circumstances. You CAN however load the CD from OS 8 or 9 with a program called BootX. If your Mac is Blue and White, just hold the "C" key and cross your fingers. Good Luck!
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Mukyboy Joined May 29, 2008 Posts: 1 Other Topics	Posted: May 29, 2008 10:25:24 PM Subject: macintosh g3 powerpc..... which linux?? I have an old G3 running Ubuntu right now. The problem that you are having is probably the fact that you are not using PowerPC versions of linux. The last official version of Ubuntu with PowerPC support (and the one that I am currently using) is 6.06 which can be found at http://ubuntu-releases.cs.umn.edu/6.06/
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