[PPC] booting from usb
hi, I try to install ubuntu13-ppc in my mini-G4 from usbin openfirmware I view (dev / ls) :/pci@f2000000/usb@1b/hub@1/disk@4how can I boot it?p.s.I make usb-pendrive with unetbootinthank you
View Article[ubuntu] Suspend option gone after upgrading to 13.04 on MacBook 2.1
after installing Ubuntu Gnome 13.04, suspend option is gone from gnome power settings and also from "shutdown menu/window". (the option was available with ubuntu gnome 12.10 and it was working...
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[kubuntu] Installed AMD drivers on dual video card (AMD 6770M + Intel HD...
Hi, I just followed this link: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1930450 in order to install Kubuntu 13.04 on my MacBook Pro Late 2011. Regardless just the comand to download the drivers wichh...
View Article[ubuntu] vgaswitcheroo on macbook 8,2: blank screen while switching from DIS...
Hi I'm booting in EFI stub mode directly from rEFInd in a macbookpro8,2. This means I have the radeon card working and active. I would like now to get vgaswitcheroo working. It reports both cards are...
View Article[all variants] Unable to install Ubuntu on iMac from USB or DVD
This is an ongoing issue. Note that I am not a newbie to neither Ubuntu, Linux nor computers in General. I have an ageing iMac white Core 2 Duo 17" which I am trying to "Ubuntify" since quite some time...
View Article[ubuntu] Mac OS X 10.3.9 to Ubuntu 12.04.2
Well, my 11 year old iMac finally died after a lighting strike took out the computer through the firewire cable. Bumbed me out big time, I loved that old iMac. Ended up getting an HP laptop with...
View Article[ubuntu] imac 27 late 2012
HI, Any help that you guys can point out I have been trying to install ubuntu on my new iMAC 27inc late 2012 and I was successful on installing the ubuntu 12 but it has no internet connection and has...
View Article[ubuntu] Which program to open my old Mac hard drive?
I have the hard drive out of my dead iMac and I'd like to get an enclosure for it so I can hook it up to the 2.0 USB and get some files off of it. I installed VirtualBox but it's saying that I need to...
View Article[ubuntu] Magic Mouse is Paired but won't connect.
I have an Early 2011 13" MacBook Pro 8,1 with a 2.3GHz i5, 4GB of RAM, 640GB HDD, Intel 3000 HD Graphics, and it's running Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit. I have the keyboard and mouse paired just how everything...
View Article[ubuntu] Does Apple Thunderbolt display work with MacBook Pro Retina and Ubuntu?
Before falling to much in love with the 27" thunderbolt display from Apple, does it work under Ubuntu 13.04 on the MacBooc Pro Retina? If not, are there good alternatives? Cheers, Rainer
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu 12.04 on MacBook Pro 4,1 freezes during first boot
I'm trying to run Ubuntu 12.04 on my MacBook Pro 4,1 with an nvidia geforce 8600. I used the alternate installer to install it because I was getting a blank screen, but the installed version is also...
View ArticleWifi on Ubuntu 12.10 on MacBook Pro 8,1
Hey all I have a 13 inch MacBook Pro 8,1 and I have it dual booting Ubuntu 12.10. I'm having trouble getting the wifi to work. I tried to look up solutions online however none of them really helped me....
View ArticleDid the PPC netboot image stop working for some reason?
I recently downloaded and burned the netboot ISO for both 13.04 for PowerPC onto my USB stick. I was able to boot off of it and got to the installer. However, when I try to proceed past the part where...
View Article[lubuntu] HELP WITH ANDROID HOTSPOT or tethering!! lets tackle this!
Hey everyone! Interesting issue here. -Running Lubuntu 12.04 on g3 imac with airport classic card. The firmware on my airport card is 8.7. I ran 'dmesg | grep airport' and the last line says wpa-psk2...
View Article[ubuntu] Mac Mini 6,3 12.04, working fine, then update borks system
I'm running 12.04 on a mac mini server, and all was well until an update in the pat few days. Ran a regular kernel update (whatever came out this week 6/3) and restarted the computer. Now Ubuntu won't...
View Article[PPC] Ubuntu Live 13 No Video and Fans SCREAMING. PowerMac G5, 4GB, Late '04
Hi all, I have a PowerMac G5 which I am trying to run Ubuntu on. I get the PPC live disk and I boot to it. It gets to a white screen with text and then it goes black. The disk tries to read after that...
View Article[PPC] PowerPC Minecraft LWJGL Issues
Hi all, its me again! I am trying to get Minecraft client working on Ubuntu PowerPC. The issue I am having is that the LWJGL ELF file is in a little endian format. Does anybody have any LWGJL big...
View ArticleLibreoffice doesn't start on ubuntu 13.04
Hello all I am running ubuntu 13.04 64-bit mac edition on my macbook pro. When I try to open libreoffice, the icon keeps on glowing for about a minute and then I get a crash report. Any ideas? Regards...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu 13.04 blank screen w/cursor after live install
Hello all, I recently (with your help!) was able to successfully install Lubuntu on my G4 eMac PPC. I want to see how Ubuntu 13.04 runs on my machine. I can boot from the cd with the following...
View Article[Ubuntu PPC] Trouble getting a decent graphics on Powerbook G4 DVD liveboot
Hi.. My 15" Powerbook G4 (AL) was getting too old and Mac OSX Lion installed by default on it was too boring to use as my daily driver.. So.. I decided to install Ubuntu 13.04 PowerPC version on it.. I...
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