How to set up wireless networking with ubuntu on a g4 powerbook. Im going to make it a lot easier for you to install linux on your old ppc macs. I finally got my wireless card working in powerbook g4 aluminum 1. The most uptodate information about supported hardware is currently being maintained on the wiki. My testsetup powerbooks g4s all using the nvidia fx5200. Windows tends to put new files in any available open space. I dont have the hardware to test this, but the files seem to be intact.
Today im going to explain how to set up wireless networking on g4 powerbook running ubuntu. Ive had it running quite well on a 12 powerbook g4 1. This text describes the adventures i encountered while installing linux on an apple powerbook g4 15. Ubuntu on powerbook g4 afterdawn discussion forums. The only powerpc macs that can use a 64bit operating system are g5 imacs and power macs. Apple powerbook g4 15inch and 17inch software install and restore disc mac os x version 10. Powerbook 12 there is a lot of information on the powerbook g4 12 install howto by matthias schmidt.
Using the list of official cd mirrors and a bit of ingenuity traversing the mirror directory structures for example, click on the parent directory or link you can probably find more mirrors that contain powerpc releases. The powerpc version of mint hasnt been updated in years, but heres a link to the communitymaintained ubuntu powerpc port. But what i wanted to do was install the most difficult os on my powerbook and learn it all from scratch. Yes actually all powerpc machines with g4 and g5 processors were all discontinued. After installation is not enabled the wifi is needed to install b43fwcutter. We have done what we can to optimise the builds for the raspberry pi 2 but microsdhc io throughput is a bottleneck so we recommend that you use a class 6 or class 10 microsdhc card. Its better to use the magnet link first autoverified downloads. State of linux support on apple powerbook g4 laptops. Oct 04, 2012 installing ubuntu on powerbook g4 osx 10.
Overall ubuntuxubuntu works fairly well on the powerbook and i shall keep it on there for general use, though i might see if i can coax some better graphical performance, hopefully. All your hardware will work out of the box and you will probably have more choice of software. Boot failed on powerbook g4 12 powerpc ubuntu mate. How to install linux on a powerbook g4 jeremy morgan. Booting using a usb drive, using an openfirmware command. Apple powerbook g4 dvdrom for mac free download and. The powerbook g4 the last professional apple notebook series to use the powerpc processor shipped from 2001 until 2006. Thank you for helping us maintain cnet s great community. There is a distrubution of ubuntu linux for the powerpc, it is pretty current. If you have questions or additional hints, feel free to contact me the page was originally written in spring 2005, when the.
Oct 19, 20 i recently installed ubuntu on my old powerbook, i was surprised with performance specs. Years ago when i used linux on a macbook there was no linux driver available for the broadcom wifi chipset that apple used in their laptops. The powerbook g4 uses a powerpc chip, which limits your choices a lot in addition to the limited system memory. This macintosh ibook g4 came out in 2005 and has a single core powerpc processor running at 1. Apple powerbook g4 specs all powerbook g4 technical specs. Hold down the c button while booting to boot from the cd. So i put a dvd burner and a hard drive of 40 gb i got. Lately, ive been considering buying a 12 g4 powerbook, for all my essays, and schoolwork. This is also the case with the second generation aluminum powerbook g4 albook and probably the case with the macbook too. This is a bad thing, but at least i learned how to do some cool things with my mac at boot time. So, i followed all the directions and have already. For powerbooks manufactured february 2005 on, installation is easier. I already have an intel mac for all my games and other intensive stuff, so im not worried about power, snow leopard and all that jazz. The powerbook g4 was replaced by the macbook pro series.
Powerbooks have used standard sodimm ram and standard 2. I have it as a secondary boot option on my powermac g4, and it runs fine. Well, i dont know anything about unix, linux, ubuntu, etc. I suggest you start by downloading mac powerpc and ibmppc power5. I recently got a mac as a gift, a powerpc g4, which has 1gb of ram but came with no optical drive or hard drive. At the time, the only option was to use a usb attached wifi device. I also hated the way my touchpad worked on linux with my powerbook. My testsetup powerbooks g4 s all using the nvidia fx5200. Im trying to install from open firmware as i havent a mac keyboard, i use one standard. Dec 05, 2018 have a powerbook g4 that came with ubuntu 12.
All apple power macintosh systems up to and including the g4 use processors supported by this kernel. A complete tutorial on how to install ubuntu linux on a powerbook g4 powerpc machine. Im currently in the process of seatting up debian gnu linux lenny, the latest stable on my powerbook g4 12 inch. Boot failed on powerbook g4 12 ubuntu mate community. In this video a complete adventure with linux on a powerbook and we kill a good working mac powerbook 12 inch for this project this video. Its an oddly specific post that will probably help around two people a year, but since i had to do it recently i figured i would share my process that i use getting this thing working. Which linux version works perfectly with my powerbook g4 15. Most powerpc isos are in a ports directory, but for others e.
Here is the loctaoin in ergarding to the wireless itself thta i had. All use either titanium or aluminum case designs that were thin for their day. Im not sure what you mean by wouldnt register the disc but to boot an older ibook powerbook from the optical drive, just hold down the c. Dec 17, 2019 for running linux on an older pc in 2019, ill recommend you to go with ubuntu mate. I managed to snag an old powerbook g4 from the scrap heap. It seems that with apples numbering scheme the machine is a powerbook5,6. Installing linuxppc 200020001214in linuxppc chronicles. I was able to install debian gnulinux on the machine. If you have questions or additional hints, feel free to contact me. How to set up wireless networking with ubuntu on a g4. After installation the the graphic mode configuration is very leasy. Sep 12, 2015 this is not an complete list please add to it. Your powerbook can run nearly everything from mac os x 10. Updated debianubuntu on powerbook g4 12 nvidia fx5200.
If you want to see firsthand the powerbook g4 running linux and youre attending macstock july 15 and 16, find me. The first generation titanium powerbook g4 tibook was the first powerbook that could use a standard notebook optical drive. The powerbook g4 is a series of notebook computers manufactured, marketed, and sold by apple computer, inc. Ive got an old powerbook and want to install mate on it, because i already made good experiences with it on my desktop pc, but i already tried 14. Burn a debian ppc bootdisk and boot from cd holding c during boot. I have a powerbook g4 and i wanted to try out ubuntu on it as a live usb drive0. Im currently in the process of seatting up debian gnulinux lenny, the latest stable on my powerbook g4 12inch. Used to run powerpc linux on old g4 powermacs and powerbooks 56 years ago. Feb 12, 20 today im going to explain how to set up wireless networking on g4 powerbook running ubuntu. Mar 29, 2006 powerbooks have used standard sodimm ram and standard 2. Im going to post a few bits and bobs here both to serve as a reference to myself but also to help anyone else who follows in this endeavour.
Which linux version works perfectly with my powerbook g4. Apple powerbook g4 15inch and 17inch software install and. Because of this, i had to create usb install media. The freebsdppc port should run on any newworld apple machine any apple machine with a builtin usb port, as well as the sony playstation 3. An installation guide and much more useful information about lubuntu is available in the lubuntu manual 20. My current powerbook g4 has been my main laptop for a few months and i am pretty happy with debian on it right now. So i have been wanting another powerpc machine to some more testing of different linux distros on. Has anyone had success with running linux on g4 powerbook. Apr 24, 2016 ive got an old powerbook and want to install mate on it, because i already made good experiences with it on my desktop pc, but i already tried 14.
Dec 20, 2014 the powerbook g4 uses a powerpc chip, which limits your choices a lot in addition to the limited system memory. I dont know why but initially thought that i should install unix on the powerbook however the tech guy told me that ubuntu would be the best os for me. Powerbook g4 ubuntu installation from start to finish. I found many other keys that might work, but i havent verified anything except whats listed. Ive checked all these on my system running mac osx 10. A powerbook g4 titanium model can connect to a wpa network, provided it has mac os x 10. I have spent about two weeks researching which has been very educational and have tried many things non of which have worked. Powerbook g4 ubuntu installation from start to finish youtube. The powerbook g4 runs on the riscbased powerpc g4 processor, designed by the aim appleibmmotorola development alliance and initially produced by motorola. Update 31 12 12 ive found an alternative twitter client, turpial, and though not as nice as hotot its still a reasonable client. Ill be happy to show off my frankensteins monster of technology. How would you install debian linux on a powerbook g4. The problem seems to mostly affect only kernel version 2.
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