Installing Ubuntu MATE 16.04 on a PowerBook G4
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- Installing Ubuntu MATE 16.04 on a 12 inch PowerBook G4. Booting using a USB drive, using an OpenFirmware command.
Unfortunately, I could not get the USB wireless adapter working this time around.
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Really cool project and awesome laptop! Can’t wait for the next one
everytime i boot it from usb. it only shows a prohibitory sign
I can't get this to work... I get an error that says "sector size mismatch!" Please help
Lubuntu failed due to graphics settings, add folowing to /etc/yaboot.conf
Add :- video=readeonfb:0ff radeon.modset=1 radeon.agpmode=-1 (replace the line 'quiet splash')
then 'sudo ybin -v' and restart
to get it to boot so you can do the above, type 'video= redeon etc.... as above' when you get the boot prompt at startup.
May I know I you formatted the USB with APM or MBR partition map? I have a Pismo that I would like to use with Ubuntu possibly with an earlier version but I think doable.
Your 12" PowerBook looks MINT. I have a 15" like that (1.5ghz, 2GB RAM)
Sweet! Hold on to it, they are getting harder and harder to find in good condition haha
Have you considered sticking with OSX and using Macports/Tiger Brew to give you access to more contemporary features?
retrotechnical I’ve only used Brew on modern Macs, I didn’t even know there was a Tiger alternative. Thanks for the info!
Linux would definitely: a) run faster in that vintage PowerPC hardware and b) update to most current (at least supported for PPC) software than Tiger; and more importantly c) make those wifi dongles work by compiling drivers, kernel, etc, as opposed to a closed dead vintage apple os
@@alerey4363 The only Linux that will run faster than Tiger on a Powerbook is either console only with no GUI or an old version which has the same out of date problems as Tiger. If you can point out a video where modern Linux runs demonstrably faster than OSX on a Powerbook I'd be happy to be proven wrong.
@@retrotechnical here th-cam.com/video/5Hpr-0qlFzo/w-d-xo.html not only 2016 Lubuntu allows you to run web and youtube to access content but overall performance in the x-windows system is better than Tiger's sluggish interface (and Tiger is from 2005; Lubuntu is 2016, we're talking 11 years here, even if Lubuntu runs at same speed as Tiger the fact that it allows to use up-to-date software is a win-win vs tiger only playing chess app lol)
@@alerey4363 Zero evidence of Lubuntu being faster than Tiger in that video and if you watch to the end you'll see he gives up and re-installs Tiger!
super cool vid!
great channel. Greetings from Tunisia.
Nice Vid man! What about throwing an SSD on it? Worth it or overkill?
That could be cool. I put an SSD in an iBook G3 once and it ran much faster (relatively). It also makes the computer completely quiet!
These old Mac laptops can come in very handy.
Nice video. TH-cam works at G4 with linux ?
I doubt it, unless you set the resolution ridiculously low. Even then it'll be choppy. I tried it way back in 2010 with Linux on the same PowerBook as in this video and it was unwatchable.
Better to use 10.5.8 Leopard, with ALL available PPC Luddite helpers.
No problems what so ever. MOST QT videos work, with a bit of settings fiddling...
360p ec.
Mid 2005 PowerBook G4 1.5 gHz. 15" with 2GB RAM...
60GB 72K HDD ( 10.5 and 10.4 on partitions ) and a 2006 LaCie d2 Quadra FW800 external 250GB HDD w/10.5....
A mid 2008 DVD-RW slot loader drive plays my ripped DVDs, with VLC.
J.C.
Old Macs since 1997
$15 Sally Ann 1989 SE-30 thru a gifted Late 2009 Mac Mini.. since 2012...
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on my Intel Macs...
LUCK!
hi,
como le hiciste boot a la usb para instalar el ubuntu
I have the first intel mac white macbook and I have lubuntu 22.04 on it but it us very slow.
my powerbook simply can’t see usb stick in OpenFirmware :(
I cant enter open firmware on a powerpc g4 using window+alt+o+f using a windows wireless keyboard :( does anyone know why?
Mine says can't open.....?
Hello, how can I install ubuntu from a CD? I use the code boot cd:;\install\yaboot but the Mac can’t start, “LOAD-SIZE is too small”.
Eduardo Arrieta If you are using a CD, it might not be necessary to use OpenFireware at all. Try booting the machine by holding “c”, and a GUI should show up to select the CD
What version is compatible now?
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I used the command and installed the ISO on the USB and when I entered Open firmware and typed in the code, it gave me an error. (Sorry if I piss you off, I just need help)
BandiPower All good man, don’t worry. What error do you get? It might just be that the specific USB port you are using has different number. Check out this article, it has a couple suggestions: www.macintoshrepository.org/articles/115-how-to-boot-ppc-powermacs-g3-g4-g5-from-a-usb-stick-or-drive-
Great video. I have the same laptop an apple G4 Powerbook 12 inch with a 1.5Gz Power PC processor and with the RAM maxed out at 1.25GB. However, I want to make mine a dual boot system with OS X 10.4 Tiger and with a version of Link Mint. Does anyone know where, I can get a copy of Link Mint on either CD-ROM or a USB Flash Drive that would work on this vintage computer?
transitengineer Thanks! I’ve never used Mint before but you might be able to find some download links here: forums.macrumors.com/threads/mintppc-project.2202016/. Good luck with the install!
hi, just wonder how you installed tiger on that? did you use Mac to format USB in Apple partitioning Map? because i can not make it with my Windows computer.
To run OS X 10.4 Tiger on my 12 inch Powerbook G4, I did not use anything special. Just loaded either an apple retail upgrade CD/DVD from OS X 10.3 Panther to OS X 10.4 Tiger or an apple retail (none upgrade) full version DVD of OS X 10.4 Tiger.
I haver the same machine and the same problem. Usd flash drive didn't reconized, can't inicializate the boot
That didn't work for mine
Me either. It gives me an error when I type in the command
I've just spent about four hours trying to get this to work on G4 Powerbook, to no avail, none of the boot commands worked, usb just wouldn't be recognised by the system. :( Now it's stuck with OS X 10.4.11, which just doesn't work on the "modern" internet.
Dang, that's odd. Can you view the USB at all in OS X? If you can, I would try looking at this article (sites.google.com/site/shawnhcorey/howto-boot-apple-powerpcs-from-a-usb-drive-in-open-firmware), maybe your drive is labelled differently than mine in OpenFirmware...
If none of the USB options work, I would say your next best bet is using a CD or DVD if you have a blank one laying around. Good luck!
@@yanksrock1000 I've actually spent the last couple hours attempting to install various different versions of Ubuntu PowerPC ISO's from DVD. Mate 16.04 will boot, I get some strange firmware error messages flashing up during loading, and then the system will hang during installation. I've spent maybe 8 hours on this over the past couple days, but sadly that's the limit of my patience with it. :(
As a unit, the case itself is very well designed, just a same it's got such odd hardware inside. I'm not a "Mac guy", but it seems to me that the Powerbooks with their weird, not quite full on Mac, but not quite a full PowerPC architecture are very problematic when it comes to "modern day" usage.
mrmactknife Agreed, the lack of software support for PowerPC Macs make using them a bit of a pain. But beautiful machines when they work! Maybe in the future you could try installing OS X 10.5 Leopard for a slightly more modern OS experience. Cheers!
You can actually browse the modern internet with Mac OS X Tiger. TenFourFox is a browser for Powerpc that lets you view the web in HTML5 format AND watch video from websites like TH-cam and DailyMotion. Hope this helped.
@@BandiPower yeah, but it's pretty slow, and youtube stopped worked recently, I suggest booting from a CD, it saved me A LOT of time after trying several times with an usb
hi bro .. i have powerbook g4 .ineed install ubuntu ,, how to buring ubuntu in usb
You can install the Ubuntu 16.04 ISO here: cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/16.04/release/ubuntu-16.04.6-server-powerpc.iso
Sorry for not answering the question. you can burn ISO with this program here. I used it on my Windows and it worked perfectly: www.techspot.com/downloads/6931-etcher.html
How did you create the USB?
SuperGachet I used a free program called Etcher (www.balena.io/)
@@yanksrock1000 how dod you get it partitioned in Apple Partitioning Map? i am running windows and tired of looking for the ways to have it formatted in APM.
@@yanksrock1000 Thanks for the link that doesn't even work
BandiPower Lol whoops, try this one www.techspot.com/downloads/6931-etcher.html
That's not run on the Power Mac, right?