[PPC] Power Mac G5 + Nvidia Card Guide
I had Power Mac G5 that was being used in a small office before the hard drive died. It is a dual core with 4gb ram and an Nvidia 6600. It had MacOSX with outdated programs and running pretty slow at...
View Article[PPC] Kodi/Lubuntu/PPC on mac mini G4
Hi, I just installed Lubuntu 14.04 LTS on my Mac mini G4 ppc 1.5MHz (Radeon 9600 64Mb), and am looking to compile latest Kodi release. Followed instructions form here:...
View ArticlePairing wirless devices in dual install
Hi all, I have Ubuntu (14.04) dual installed on my iMac. I have to use a wired keyboard and mouse when I use Ubuntu or i have to re-pair all my wireless devices when I boot in OSX. Since I switch...
View ArticleHelp install Ubuntu on Mac book pro 3,1 mid 2007
Hello, I am trying to reuse my old MacBook pro. As osx is not supported anymore, I figured I'd try Ubuntu. I've spent hours on the forums and Ubuntu site to reach about 75% of the way I think. I'm not...
View Article[ubuntu_studio] Macbook keyboard not mapped. The external usb keyboard works.
On my macbook 4.1 with ubuntustudio 14.10 if I connect the external usb keyboard, standard 105 keys for Intl PC, it works. If I try to use only the keyboard of the macbook, it's quite impossible to use...
View ArticleHow do I dual-boot Ubuntu on my MacBook Air (2014 model)?
I did just fine doing it on my Windows 10 desktop (with a hard drive installed) via a USB flash drive (Universal USB installer helped), but I don't know how to do it on my MacBook Air. I heard that you...
View Article[PPC] Firefox 40.X.X PowerPC isn't available for all Ubuntu PPC flavours
Iceweasel and Firefox 40.X.X PowerPC aren't available for all Ubuntu flavours and for Debian with 32-bit userland currently. There are build problems: Iceweasel 40 build status:...
View ArticleInstructions unclear
Hi guys It says on this page to tell you guys if I think the instructions are unclear. I am extremely grateful for the time and energy ppl dedicate to this type of thing, however I am having trouble...
View ArticleBroadcom doesn't work at all
I installed Ubuntu on my MacBook Air and I noticed that the internet (which I have broadcom) doesn't work at all. It worked when I demonstrated it on my USB flash drive, but not when it's installed via...
View ArticleWebkit browsers crashing - Trusty 14.04
I am sure that other PPC users have stumbled upon this problem. Web browsers using Webkit and its ports are unusable in 14.04. Midori : produces internal error, doesn't show up at all Qupzilla :...
View ArticleHFS partition disappears sometimes (MacOS/Linux dualboot)
Hello, I have got problems with a HFS partition on my hard drive. When I use some command on this partition, it disappears from my files system and cannot be unmounted - nor mounted. Sometimes only...
View Article[ubuntu] A Nightmare: Ubuntu vs MacBook Pro
I want to start with Linux for a year now, and really willing to do some computer work. But i still need MacOS for one application, MaxMSPJitter. I am a computer user and programmer for 16 years now....
View Article[PPC] Sound, but no Jack - iBook G4 + Lubuntu 14.04
I am trying to make this old iBook G4 useful to me. I'd be satisfied with wireless, a non-glitching screen, and the audio programs Pure Data and Supercollider. I got sound to work, though it wasn't...
View ArticleWhat should I do before actually dual-booting Ubuntu (MacBook Air)?
I already have my Ubuntu ready to go in a USB flash drive, thanks to Universal USB Installer (I did it on my Windows desktop). However, I thought about dual-booting Ubuntu on my MacBook Air (2014...
View ArticleCan I run dos box on Lubuntu on my iMac g3
Hi This question may be better posted elsewhere, but I kind of like this little section of the internet. I want to install dosbox to run old games, however, the only option on the DL page is for...
View Article[PPC] Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 and driverupdates
The Nouveau driver doesn't work for the Nvidia Geforce FX 5200 graphics card, so I want to use the driverupdates-powerpc64 boot option to load the nvidia proprietary driver from a cd. How can I get a...
View Article[lubuntu] How to blacklist driver?
I'm Brand new to Linux, and I have an old PowerBook G4 I tried to install Lunbutu PowerPc 14.04 onto (using a live disk). I get to yaboot, boot with default settings, the blue Lubuntu boot screen opens...
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New Ubuntu Kernel will not boot up on macbook pro
A couple of days ago I updated my ubuntu partition via the software center and Im assuming a new kernel was released.... Now when I boot my macbook pro my refind menu shows 3 linux icons but the only...
View Article[ubuntu_mate] 12-inch 867mhz PowerBook G4 graphics problem and 15.04
Hello everybody First, I apologise for my bad English, it's not my mother language. I'll try to explain myself as good as possible. I'm trying to install Ubuntu Mate 15.04 in my 12 inch Powerbook G4....
View ArticleMacbook Pro 15" (2015) current status?
Hi, I'm pretty close to getting a macbook pro 15" (the most recent May 2015 model) via my work but I've read a few posts here and in other forums suggesting that things such as suspend are still not...
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