What recent version of Linux would run in my G5 and be easy to install Im a designer not a software expert. (it is not a Mac Pro) I have Mac OS Leopard installed just now but want to install Linux again as I have used a few versions successfully for many years. Apparently, yaboot is passing incorrect or incomplete boot parameters to the OS and after about 30 seconds, yaboot -> OS X freezes. Level 1 68 points linux for power mac g5 Id like to update the OS in my Power Mac G5. If I want to boot OS X, I hold down the option key to get Apple's option page and choose OS X from there. The bootloader in use-yaboot-works great for Ubuntu, but not for OS X. I'm hoping that that won't take too long-we'll see. However, upgrading from PowerPC 10.04 to 12.10 was a train wreck.Īs I said, I've got both working-OS X 10.5.8 and PowerPC 12.04.01-although I'm still trying to track down the resolution of the wireless / Broadcom / B43 networking issue. I tried PowerPC Lubuntu (note the 'L' in Lubuntu) 12.10 with miserable results.īTW, I also tried PowerPC 10.04 LTS and everything worked-everything. I used Disc Tools to adjust the partition to 1 TB (which you can do starting in 10.5.8 and up), and installed the Ubuntu PowerPC 12.04.01 version along side OS X in the remaining 1 TB partition. The Power Mac systems ran a PowerPC G5 optimized version of Photoshop 7.0.1 including optimized AltiVecCore, ACE, and BIB Carbon Libraries the Dell Dimension ran Photoshop 7.0.1. I had OS X 10.5.8 installed on a 2 TB drive. One thing I found interesting was that the. I agree that the Power Mac G5 is a very interesting machine and certainly was very capable. This model features a 1.8 GHz PowerPC 970fx (G5) processor with an optimized AltiVec 'Velocity Engine' vector processing unit and 512k level 2 on-chip cache. The Apple Power Macintosh G5/1.8 (PCI), uses a lower cost motherboard based on the one used in the iMac G5 with a 600 MHz (3:1) system bus. Thanks Philippe Model Name: Power Mac G5 Processor Name: PowerPC 970 (2. Can you advise which version I should use and best APPS/GUIs for managing this env. I tried PowerPC Lubuntu (note the L in Lubuntu) 12.10 with miserable results. Apple Power Macintosh G5 1.8 (PCI) Specs. I am new to the world of Linux and looking to see if I can use my Power Mac G5 for Linux. I used Disc Tools to adjust the partition to 1 TB (which you can do starting in 10.5.8 and up), and installed the Ubuntu PowerPC 12.04.01 version along side OS X in the remaining 1 TB partition. Just recently refreshed my 'old' 2011 Mac Mini with SSDs and maxed out the RAM and it feels substantially faster. I had OS X 10.5.8 installed on a 2 TB drive. Think carefully about any virtual monitors that you may have created, or mirrored screens that you may have needed to set up for some reason. Thanks guys, Im basically vacillating between these opinions. I don't know your setup, so I don't know if that's going to be a help or not. I got rid of the inactive one, and text appeared instead of going blank-as if to suggest that the installer was trying to write to the non-existent monitor. When my screen went blank it was because I had two monitor cards installed. Still attempting the install on your G5? I've got mine working-except for wireless.
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