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I have an iBook G3 (500Mhz, 384mb RAM with an upgraded DVD RW) which I have recently decided would be much better put to use as a Linux Lappy.
I have used Linux before on Intel based machines with little or no difficulty
However I have tried multiple times to install PPC linux distros on my iBook and all have failed for one reason or another.
I have attempted Ubuntu 6.04/7.04, Mint PPC, Debian and Yellow Dog
Once or twice I have failed to even boot from CD/DVD, but the majority of the time I go through the installation routine which completes seemingly fine, but when the iBook reboots I'm given a corrupted, black screen which is unusable.
My iBook meets the minimum spec for the above distros so I'm a bit lost on where I've gone wrong
My question is, has anyone here tried something similar on an iBook G3 and had the same issue?
I'm sorry if I sound like a complete spiv but I'm much more confident with hardware rather than software
I have an iBook G3 (500Mhz, 384mb RAM with an upgraded DVD RW) which I have recently decided would be much better put to use as a Linux Lappy.
I have used Linux before on Intel based machines with little or no difficulty
However I have tried multiple times to install PPC linux distros on my iBook and all have failed for one reason or another.
I have attempted Ubuntu 6.04/7.04, Mint PPC, Debian and Yellow Dog
Once or twice I have failed to even boot from CD/DVD, but the majority of the time I go through the installation routine which completes seemingly fine, but when the iBook reboots I'm given a corrupted, black screen which is unusable.
My iBook meets the minimum spec for the above distros so I'm a bit lost on where I've gone wrong
My question is, has anyone here tried something similar on an iBook G3 and had the same issue?
I'm sorry if I sound like a complete spiv but I'm much more confident with hardware rather than software