tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749559194818088720.post8383574702055521090..comments2024-02-20T06:53:10.484-08:00Comments on PPC Luddite: Installing Debian Linux on PPC Part I - Pre-InstallationDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04700474277267739107noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749559194818088720.post-78265877781969053572019-02-22T06:23:20.613-08:002019-02-22T06:23:20.613-08:00Hi Dan!
I'd like to use a PowerMac G4 Cube as ...Hi Dan!<br />I'd like to use a PowerMac G4 Cube as an owncloud server. First step is installing Debian 8 (Jessie) but I do not see any powerpc flavor there:<br />http://www.debian.org/distrib/netinst<br />I guess now it links to Debian 9.<br /><br />Do you know a place to download Debian 8 powerpc install image from ?Thomas de Montaigüenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749559194818088720.post-84100032540531967932017-08-06T20:29:17.321-07:002017-08-06T20:29:17.321-07:00There is info out there you just have to look for ...There is info out there you just have to look for it! I have a 2 g4's one with kubuntu and one with lubuntu and everything works even wifiAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920565939708284531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749559194818088720.post-27459968330505798352017-03-28T14:35:11.975-07:002017-03-28T14:35:11.975-07:00Hi,
Sorry I waited so long to approve your commen...Hi,<br /><br />Sorry I waited so long to approve your comment. I get email alerts for new ones, but I didn't see yours for a few days.<br /><br />The black screen problem is a bug I couldn't find a way around (other than pounding the brightness keys).<br /><br />If you already tried the below method for super key swap, then I don't know what the problem could be. It worked for me after reboot.<br /><br /><a href="https://wiki.debian.org/PowerPC/FAQ#Can_I_.22reverse.22_my_Command_and_control_keys_like_on_a_Mac.3F" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.debian.org/PowerPC/FAQ#Can_I_.22reverse.22_my_Command_and_control_keys_like_on_a_Mac.3F</a>Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700474277267739107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749559194818088720.post-91343977593405573842017-03-23T01:50:10.209-07:002017-03-23T01:50:10.209-07:00Hi, to start; your blog is THE BLOG to get Debian ...Hi, to start; your blog is THE BLOG to get Debian on ppc machines running! <br />But i have choosen to go with Debian LXDE (openbox was a mess) and this is running very nice on a Powerbook G4 Aluminium. <br />Everything works except two annoying things: <br />1. On boot, screen is black, so everytime i have to push the brightness keys to see Lightdm and login. <br />2. Super key swap isn't working after reboot. <br /><br />For the two i have tried .Xmodmap, Xlsession, sys and so on, searched the internet like crasy. <br /><br />This are no big problems for such old machine and sure for me, but i am preparing this computer for my mom and on her age it's too difficult to handle this. But she's willing to try Linux. ;-) <br /><br />I know old post, but i hope you can help. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924483699265783881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749559194818088720.post-2255121287052135982016-09-06T16:47:27.283-07:002016-09-06T16:47:27.283-07:00Get only a black screen with Debian on a iMac g5 !...Get only a black screen with Debian on a iMac g5 ! Very frustrating . Waste of time.i have nvidia geforce fx 5200 .debian does not support it !get only nouveau errors.what wrong with it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749559194818088720.post-2371321268302914222016-09-06T16:43:52.770-07:002016-09-06T16:43:52.770-07:00Does not work on a iMac g5 .
After the install I g...Does not work on a iMac g5 .<br />After the install I get a black screen.<br />I get only nouveau errors . Debian is total shit . Waste of time.explain in detail what to do to get a full working GUI .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749559194818088720.post-56761750346250918732016-03-23T02:34:14.510-07:002016-03-23T02:34:14.510-07:00Hmm. Does "sudo iwconfig" return anythi...Hmm. Does "sudo iwconfig" return anything?Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700474277267739107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749559194818088720.post-13586434221192372022016-03-22T09:45:49.981-07:002016-03-22T09:45:49.981-07:00no wifi even though I have installed all b43 relat...no wifi even though I have installed all b43 related stuff<br />i have bcm4360 rev 3 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749559194818088720.post-39991894500135092182014-08-02T16:02:45.315-07:002014-08-02T16:02:45.315-07:00...hmmm, does this "Luddite" word in the......hmmm, does this "Luddite" word in the title of the blog suggests some future port of AntiX 13.2 "Luddite" to PowerPC_64 architecture... \o/ :) <(") <br /><br />drGspot...interesting faceThread...:<br />https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10203957280348275&set=a.4461493851370.2178403.1110410845&type=1&comment_id=10203960020216770&offset=0&total_comments=11&ref=notif&notif_t=photo_reply<br />http://mylinuxexplore.blogspot.com/2013/07/antix-131-luddite-review-superb.html<br />http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2013/12/give-that-old-computer-boost-with-antix.html<br />http://www.linuxzasve.com/antix-13-1-luddite-ne-unistavajmo-stari-hardverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749559194818088720.post-26014322346740208052014-03-03T22:47:16.239-08:002014-03-03T22:47:16.239-08:00Hi Dan,
Thank you for this terrific write-up. I ...Hi Dan,<br /><br />Thank you for this terrific write-up. I couldn't have done it without the excellent information you've given here. This is the only place that has detailed install instructions that's put together so a simple person can understand it. I just wanted to let you know that you've prolonged the life of a friend's iBook G3 Clamshell that's now happily, albeit slowly, surfing the web with IceWeasel. It's definitely usable on non-Flash intensive websites. I was able to download an image and import it into a Libre Office document without much fuss. It works great for word processing and reading e-mails.<br /><br />After I installed Wheezy on my friend's iBook, I decided to try an install on my own 1.67Ghz Powerbook G4. It's now dual-booting Leopard and after some tweaks, it's running great. Sadly, I've discovered that Flash does not work very well, if at all, on PPC Macs and a lot of the fun sites require it. I think there's going to be a day when I'll no longer be able to run little hacks on Safari to keep it usable for streaming music from Pandora or Rhapsody. When that day comes, I think I'll revisit Linux to see if I can keep this PPC Mac going.<br /><br />Thanks again Dan!<br /><br />DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749559194818088720.post-86842838940501259852013-11-24T17:47:33.355-08:002013-11-24T17:47:33.355-08:00I can't think of one user group that's abo...I can't think of one user group that's about Linux PowerPC as a whole. Rather, there are forums for specific distros, like <a href="http://www.mintppc.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=15" rel="nofollow">MintPPC</a>. They're based on Debian and an LXDE desktop that's made to look like a Mint distro. Ubuntu's <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=328" rel="nofollow">Apple forums</a> are also worth a look, and the <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ" rel="nofollow">Ubuntu PowerPC FAQ</a> is probably the single best PowerPC resource out there. I wouldn't recommend the Debian forum, though. They tend to attack noobs. It's sad but true.<br /><br />As far as general Linux resources, you can get a lot of knowledge from <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/" rel="nofollow">Arch Linux wikis</a> and the <a href="www.crunchbang.org/forums/" rel="nofollow">Crunchbang forums</a>.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700474277267739107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749559194818088720.post-77401094907238260012013-11-24T11:45:04.795-08:002013-11-24T11:45:04.795-08:00Dan,
I can't thank you enough for writing thi...Dan,<br /><br />I can't thank you enough for writing this comprehensive, accessible and well-written guide. I have sentimental attachment to my old eMac and Linux will help me keep it going strong and secure. I'm a noob (as noob as noob can be), but I'm curious and eager to learn. To get started in the Linux world, I picked up an iBook G4 on eBay for $45 and installed Debian with LXDE (I need to digest your Openbox configuration pages before I dive in there) - it is a great little system to experiment with. So far I'm very impressed even though the iBook is short on RAM (though not for long - gotta love eBay). <br /><br />One question - is there a particular user-group site or other online community that you would recommend as a resource? One that might be a touch patient with a noob who has read the man pages but needs some guidance? I would appreciate your opinion.<br /><br />Thank you again!<br /><br />John M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749559194818088720.post-60234729233250400982013-10-15T15:21:27.927-07:002013-10-15T15:21:27.927-07:00MintPPC is still there and installs Debian Wheezy ...<a href="http://www.mintppc.org" rel="nofollow">MintPPC</a> is still there and installs Debian Wheezy (Stable) with a Mint-like interface. Over the years, there were attempts to get PuppyPPC going, but they were never completed. I don't know if any work is being done on that right now.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700474277267739107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749559194818088720.post-60717990703498247232013-10-14T05:34:55.325-07:002013-10-14T05:34:55.325-07:00Greetings:
I'd like to know what's the mo...Greetings:<br /><br />I'd like to know what's the most advanced Linux I can use with a PPC machine to revive several hand-me-down old PPC Mac laptops dumped on us. I'd like to revive them without having to (arduously!) replace their dead HD's via booting Linux up by CD. I know there's a MintPPC11 project somewhere but don't know whether they whithered away or whether there're other like projects out there. I'd be awesome to run Puppy or any other Linux on these older machines so if you have any info on such please let me know!<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />Jim in NYCjimwghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964988758509076556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749559194818088720.post-8569847684079416532013-05-25T18:12:32.852-07:002013-05-25T18:12:32.852-07:00You can download the powerpc one under the Small C...You can download the powerpc one under the Small CDs section here:<br /><br />http://www.debian.org/distrib/netinst<br /><br />You can also buy full installation CDs from vendors found on this page:<br /><br />http://www.debian.org/CD/vendors/<br /><br />Not all of them have powerpc CDs, though.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700474277267739107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749559194818088720.post-87634415782170985112013-05-25T14:24:48.768-07:002013-05-25T14:24:48.768-07:00where do u get a installation disc?! >_<where do u get a installation disc?! >_<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749559194818088720.post-33390270892451729432012-11-12T10:39:33.338-08:002012-11-12T10:39:33.338-08:00First time poster here at your blog --- please kee...First time poster here at your blog --- please keep it up! I'm enjoying the reads.iPad Mini Keyboardhttp://www.buyipadminicase.com/ipad-mini-accessories/ipad-mini-keyboard.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749559194818088720.post-76772958486106631232012-10-13T22:28:17.827-07:002012-10-13T22:28:17.827-07:00And for the love of god don't throw away your ...And for the love of god don't throw away your G5!... just wait a few more years... html5 will replace flash, and youll have video streaming just fine, tiger or ubuntu or whatever you want.mmuldoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948841853215450543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749559194818088720.post-41511843987753683192012-10-13T22:26:06.896-07:002012-10-13T22:26:06.896-07:00Leopard didn't cost me anything ;0Leopard didn't cost me anything ;0mmuldoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948841853215450543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749559194818088720.post-75655162128242076582012-10-13T22:10:37.878-07:002012-10-13T22:10:37.878-07:00Dude... I would love to know how this works (or if...Dude... I would love to know how this works (or if it even could work)with Xpostfacto? I would like to dual boot tiger and debian wheezy on a g3 lombard...mmuldoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948841853215450543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749559194818088720.post-36596974988228372612012-06-09T11:18:30.821-07:002012-06-09T11:18:30.821-07:00So far I haven't felt like shelling out the mo...So far I haven't felt like shelling out the money for a copy of Leopard ($130 from Apple and higher than that on EBay lately). I did get Tiger installed and am able to use a VPN and remote desktop for my job. I have workarounds for syncing my iPhone. I just installed Apple Works on it and I am so impressed. The are few applications that load this fast. <br /><br />I just don't get Apple. They routinely make good hardware obsolete ( take all those Apple printers left behind by OS X, just because they wouldn't support the old style printer ports.). My boyfriend can run XP on his Emachine and still install current software on it. But my G5 should go to the dump I guess. If you look at the abandon ware sites, those programs will do 99% of the things people use computers for. The sole reason for all this continuous upgrading is to support streaming on the web. Things will get even more interesting when Win8 is being pushed. Lots of folks will rebell on that one.Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13382050215676302342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749559194818088720.post-22823851970734312662012-04-13T14:40:31.767-07:002012-04-13T14:40:31.767-07:00Why don't you install Leopard?
P.s. Im trying...Why don't you install Leopard?<br /><br />P.s. Im trying to install Debian in a G4 PowerMac sawtooth 450Mhz/896mb/Geforce2MxAdriánnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749559194818088720.post-1072458871357739312012-04-04T09:35:59.840-07:002012-04-04T09:35:59.840-07:00I've been running Ubuntu on my G5, 1.8gz dual ...I've been running Ubuntu on my G5, 1.8gz dual core. It was very easy to install and it's been great for my work machine. However, there's no Dropbox support on PPC. I'm planning to install Tiger on it this weekend. I know I can always go back to Ubuntu if I don't like it.Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13382050215676302342noreply@blogger.com