Questions tagged [powerpc]
A RISC-based processor architecture built by IBM. It was the standard CPU in pre 2006 Apple Mac computers (G3, G4 and G5) and Sony PS3 Playstations.
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Where can I download the latest version of Ubuntu for a PowerPC?
Where do we download the most current Ubuntu version for PowerPC Mac?
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: ReverseDDC is not working correctly
When I enter: man radeon
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Option "ReverseDDC" "boolean"
When BIOS connector informations aren't available, use this option to reverse the mapping of the 2 main DDC ports. Use this if ...
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What do I type to blacklist b43 in an installed Ubuntu system?
Initial boot into 12.04 on newworld ppc mac. b43 driver is missing. To run the live CD I booted with b43.blacklist=yes install went fine. Now I am stuck at boot. I want to boot regular Linux (as it's ...
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How do I install Ubuntu on my Mac PowerPC G5
How do I install Ubuntu on my powerpc G5? which version do I download? where do I download it from? and how do I get it to install? I tried burning ubuntu powerpc 12.04 and booting from the cd and all ...
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Why is Lubuntu 12.04 so slow to start up and shut down on my Mac Powerbook G4?
I just installed Lubuntu 12.04 on a Mac Powerbook G4 12 inch laptop (G4 867 MHz Powerbook with 640 Megs RAM and an 80 gig HD). It works, but just barely, with a painfully slow shutdown (about 3 ...
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Blue iMac running Debian will not boot Ubuntu from cd drive
I have a older blue iMac that is running Debian linux.(An old version of about 3 years ago without update. Doesn't run well after loading) At the choice of loading linux from from hd or cd, I ...
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Lubuntu in PowerPC
How do I get Lubuntu 16.04 to run faster?
(For a friend I installed Lubuntu 16.04 -- supported till April 2021) -- in a on an old iBook G4, which runs on PowerPC.)
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No sound on PowerMac G5 with Ubuntu MATE 16.04
I am aware that the sound issue with PPC G5s (PowerPC) has been discussed in quite a few posts in several forums and communities and it was marked "Fixed". But these solutions do not work for me / on ...
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How to install NVIDIA drivers to PowerMac G5
I don't know how to install much-needed nvidia drivers on my powermac g5 quad. I am using ubuntu 14.04.2. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I cannot get into desktop
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Can Ubuntu run on a Mac with PowerPC? [duplicate]
I have an iMac with a PowerPC chip in it. Can Ubuntu run on it? I have Mac OS X 10.4.11 running on it right now. The brand is Apple.
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iMac G4/800 (2.1) - nouveau or nv?
I'm having fun getting Ubuntu going on an old PowerPC G4 iMac with integrated nVidia grahics - Geforce 2 MX / NV11.
(Fun of course is the goal, as the likelihood of this old system being useful is ...
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Ubuntu 14.10 PPC live DVD/USB?
I'm probably stretching things with this but would anyone know where or how to obtain a live disk image of Ubuntu 14.10 for PowerPC? I can't use the server install because the Ethernet port is busted ...
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20in iMAC-iSight - 12.04 Black Screen with Mouse Icon after boot
I recently installed 12.04 onto a iMAC G5 2.1 GHz PPC. The install went fine and I am able too successfully boot, however upon boot I only see a black screen with a mouse pointer.
My issue is the ...
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Worth installing Ubuntu on 15" Powerbook G4?
I trying to figure out whether or not if i should install Ubuntu on my 15" Powerbook G4 1.25 GHz and I pretty sure the RAM is maxed out at 2 GB and also its currently running Mac OSX Leopard 10.5.8 ...
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Is there an iMac brightness gadget/widget?
So I'm running Ubuntu 12.04.1 on an iMac G5 with PowerPC architecture. I know there's this thing called fblevel that can adjust screen brightness, but I don't really know how to use it, and I really ...
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Ubuntu 12.04: Graphics issues with Radeon 9600 - PowerPC
A while ago, I asked how to get the ATI/AMD drivers for a Radeon 9600 working on a PowerMac G5. The machine itself isn't bad, but the support for drivers and applications don't cover the Power PC ...
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Can I patch the PPC 12.04 kernel to allow older ATI drivers to install?
Right now, with a PowerMac G5, the only way to install the graphics driver from the ATI binaries would be to patch the kernel, for my Radeon 9600 is only supported with the 9.3 installer, while the 12....
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Booting PPC Mac from CD using Open Firmware
I've not had any success booting from a CD or DVD with various PPC versions of Ubuntu using any of the suggested keys such as "C". The only thing that has worked consistently for me is booting into ...
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Can I download and burn an Ubuntu CD for the Mac on a Windows PC?
I have a Mac G4 with a corrupted operating system. I don't want to reload OS X again, but want to try Ubuntu on it. If I download the current release of Ubuntu on a Windows machine and burn the ISO, ...
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The screen of Ubuntu 16.04.01 freezes after login [closed]
I have managed to install UBUNTU-MATE 16.04.01 in my PowerBook G4. But I have not able to login since the screen gets frozen after typing password and login. I appreciate any help. Thank you
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Ubuntu on Mac G5 PowerPC [closed]
I have downloaded the ISO at https://forum.ubuntuusers.de/topic/ubuntu-11-10-powerpc-installation/ for a Power PC. Than i burned it on a CD. Does anyone know how to boot the Mac from there?
I tried ...
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How does the .elf file for powerpc work in Qemu?
As a result of my research, I learned that –kernel can only load multiboot1 or Linux kernel without disk image. But I want to run a .elf file without a multiboot or linux kernel.The parameters and ...
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Any ubuntu version above 14.04 crashes on powerbook g4
I have a PowerBook g4 with a 6gb hard drive 1gb of ram 1.3Ghz processor and a super drive. I tried installing lubuntu 16.04 and when the install screen was opened it would crash at one point seemingly ...
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Powerbook G4 1.67 ghz won't sleep on lid close and won't wake from suspend
I have a Powerbook G4 running Lubuntu 16.04 (Which I am writing this on, it works quite well), but it won't sleep. When I close it, the Apple logo slowly dims, and then the screen turns off and ...
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Transition from PPC install to x86
I currently have a copy of ubuntu server 16.04 running on a powerPC system (Powermac G5) and I want to move it over to a newer Intel x86 system. Is there a way that I can keep my current install and ...
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How to stop Lubuntu 16.04 touchpad switching desktops?
I have recently installed Lubuntu Deasktop on my PowerBook G4. It was previously running Ubuntu Mate 16.04 but Lubuntu is much more responsive on this older, slower machine. One problem that Lubuntu ...
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How to get Rhythmbox working again
My Rhythmbox stopped working today, I am using Ubuntu Mate 16.04 powerpc on a Powerbook G4. I installed Ubuntu Mate 16.04 in June and it has been working well. I use Rhythmbox a lot and until today it ...
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How to install Lubuntu on iMac PowerPC G5 [duplicate]
Is it possible to install Lubuntu on iMac PowerPC G5 using a USB? I created an bootable USB with Lubuntu image using unetbootin, inserted to the iMac, restarted it holding down Option key but the USB ...
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Will updating from 12.04 to 14.04 break my power pc installation?
I have successfully installed Ubuntu 12.04 with Unity to work on my Powerbook 1.67 GHz G4. I am aware that support will run out next April for 12.04 but it is working really well with my hardware. The ...
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Blank Screen after running Lubuntu software updater..Power PC Lubuntu Install
This is not a repeated question.. because none of the users I read have installed Lubuntu 14.04 on a PowerPC G4 Tower
I can successfully install Lubuntu 14.04
Installation goes perfect and flawless.
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How do you install GUI on POWERPC Ubuntu 14.10 Server?
I have a PowerPC iMac G4, and would like to have Utopic Unicorn Desktop on it alongside Mac OS X. Unfortunately, I have only found a Server ISO. Can I just do
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
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Installation of Lubuntu 14.04 fails on PowerPC iMac G3 "mount: can't find /run in /etc/fstab"
I am trying to install Lubuntu on an iMac g3 because OS 9 stinks and that is about the only way to make one of these wastes of plastics useful. I burned a disk with the power pc version of Trusty ...
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PowerPC No OS How to install with USB
I have a PowerPC G3 that does not have an OS on it. I dont have a disk, but I do have an USB. I plug it in but I am not getting anything to install
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How to boot without monitor with 12.04 on a PowerPC (yaboot)
So I just successfully installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my retired PowerMac G5. Everything is working great, but I would like to run this computer headless and use either SSH or VNC to control it.
It ...
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Low graphics mode when installing 12.04 from a live CD [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to fix “The system is running in low-graphics mode” error?
I have a PPC G4 tower with XCLAIM VR RAGE 128 PRO PCI DVI MAC, Microsoft mouse and a Crywolf Coolmac silicone ...
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PowerBook G4 (3,5) airport drivers
I'm looking for the airport drivers for my Powerbook G4 model 3,5 (link) Where can i find those?
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Schema org.gnome.Empathy not installed
Having recently installed Ubuntu on my iBook G4 (yup, power PC style), I click on all available buttons to see what happens (as Ubuntu is full of nice buttons, really).
Strangely, when clicking the ...
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Install netbook remix on maverick meerkat [duplicate]
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How can I install Unity after installing Desktop Edition?
Hi all,
I've recently decided to give my old iBook G4 a new life. As a consequence, after some search, I found ...
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main differences between PC and a Power PC
In the Ubuntu documentation i have gone through PowerPC . Whats the matter with a Power PC and what are the good things if we compare with General PC .
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What's the difference between install-powerpc and install-free-powerpc? "install-free"?
I'm not sure which one to type in, and I can't find any info online that explains the difference. I'm afraid the difference may be very important.
I noticed there's also "install" and "install-free",...
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ATI-Radeon 9600 Driver is not installing: 12.04 LTS
Just a heads up, everything here is being done in Ubuntu, just because I already had a PPC disk. Later when I have a better internet connection, I'll use Lubuntu, but this was quicker. I have a ...
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How can I get a more recent Firefox in Ubuntu PowerPC? [closed]
When I tried to update Firefox in Ubuntu 12.04 ppc it wouldn't go above Version 39. When I updated to Ubuntu Mate 16.04, it updayted for a while and then got 'stuck' at Version 47 while other ...
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Lubuntu 12.04 on powerbook g4 "Wireless Networks device not found (firmware missing)"
I installed Lubuntu 12.04 on my powerbook g4 but when I try to connect to WiFi it says "Wireless Networks device not found (firmware missing)" How do I fix this? I am new to Lubuntu (and terminal). I ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 installer hangs on softlockup 812LC
Posting on behalf of community member Erik Kooistra (erikk):
I am currently installing ubuntu 16.04 using net install on multiple 812LC machines. But every time the installer hangs with.
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Ubuntu Mate 16.04.1 Live USB Freezing
Help! I made an Ubuntu MATE 16.04.1 Live USB for a PowerBook G4 and whenever I boot it, it freezes after about a minute of running it. I need this installed, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
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No Networking Lubuntu 14.04 on iMac G5 PowerPC
Have just completed a fresh install of Lubuntu 14.04 on my iMac G5, but I can't seem to get any networking. Neither wireless or wired internet seems to work, the network manager can't find any ...
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No sound on imac g5 (2005), running ubuntu mate 15.10
I have no sound.
There are no devices in sound settings, and gnome-alsamixer does not show any sound cards (alsamixer was not found by apt-get).
I have tried the advice in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/...
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Has anyone been able to install Ubuntu Server 14.10 on IBM E880 Frame (9119-MHE) (POWER8) on EMC san?
Has anyone been able to install Ubuntu Server 14.04 or 14.10 on IBM E880 Frame (9119-MHE) (POWER8)?
We are using EMC san disk and having issues at the detect disk phase - none of the drivers have ...
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The connection was not supported by oFono
I have Lubuntu 13.10 on PowerMac G4(PowerPC). I installed kubuntu-desktop. Then restarted computer. I connect my modem and I am have this error :
"The connection was not supported by oFono"
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