Yes - this is actually a very key bit of information that is often missed
by people who only work with single chip types.


On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 5:13 PM, Ryan Coleman <ryanjcole at me.com> wrote:

> Paul,
>
>  It looks to me that in order to get the correct Ubuntu edition for the
> MAC is specifically a PowerPC download not just a standard .iso download,
> will work.
>
>
> That is correct - each build of an OS is targeted at a particular
> architecture.
> i386 = 32-bit Intel-style CPUs (including AMD)
> AMD64 = 64-bit Intel-style CPUs (including AMD)
> Sparc = Sparc-based systems
> etc. etc. etc.
>
> I don't know if you would want a PPC or MacPPC image. There are three
> different PPC processors in history:
> 1) IBM
> 2) Motorola
> 3) Apple (which is either IBM or Motorola depending on the model
> Macintosh).
>
> Further reading (historical information, mainly):
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerPC
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM_alliance
>
>
> On Mar 31, 2014, at 4:59 PM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks Ryan,
>
> The deal here with this Power Book G4 is I am trying to help out a friend
> that knows some lesser about computers. run something newer than OSX Tiger.
> At this point Firefox is stuck at 3.5--- and flash is outdated etc. So
> without me knowing more about programming or whatever. I thought the best
> anwser I could come up with for an operating system for them would be use
> Ubuntu on the computer. It looks to me that in order to get the correct
> Ubuntu edition for the MAC is specifically a PowerPC download not just a
> standard .iso download, will work.
>
> Thanks for the tips in the following post 'zapping parameter Ram' is
> important obviously.
>
> Thanks,
>
> ------------------------------
> From: ryanjcole at me.com
> Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 15:37:58 -0500
> To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Will GNU/Linux work with a MAC?
>
> Paul,
>
> It should be as simple as pressing the "option" key when you hear the
> chimes.
>
> You can also load the OS and go to Preferences and choose Startup Disk
> (assuming OS X is installed) and select your Flash device.
>
> Also if none of this is working zapping the parameter RAM will do some
> good. Press, and hold: Command, Option, P and R and let it cycle through a
> series of startup chimes without letting go. I usually do this 10 times to
> make sure it's cleared out. This was a common tip for the PPC machines from
> Apple.
>
> --
> Ryan
>
>
> On Mar 31, 2014, at 3:05 PM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I have done some more reading mostly on the Ubuntu PowerPC and guides as
> far as setup. It looks like booting from flash drive requires some steps.
> When I was in front of the Power Book 2 days ago. I tried holding down the
> c key during boot with the original osx driver disk in the cd-drive it did
> not load the cd and continued to load up to the splash screen. Either way
> it looks like I have a bunch more reading to do.
>
> Thanks,
>
> ------------------------------
> From: stuporglue at gmail.com
> Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 09:47:15 -0500
> To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Will GNU/Linux work with a MAC?
>
> You don't load a bios screen on a mac. However, to select your boot
> source, you hold down the command key when you power it on. After the beep
> you'll get a selection of boot locations that the computer can see at that
> time.
>
>
> Correct. Or, if you know you want to boot from the CD, just hold the "c"
> key (or maybe it's option-c) before the chime.
>
>
>
> Once you have linux installed, you'll get the same thing. I think you'll
> need to install rEFIt or some other EFI boot manager as well.
>
>
> Not for PowerPC macs, EFI didn't pop up on Macs until they switched to
> Intel chips.
>
> PowerPC Macs used Open Firmware, but you wouldn't want to get into Open
> Firmware like you would the Bios. The Mac's UI and magic key combos will be
> enough. You can always hold down option during boot to choose which device
> to boot from, and there are a bunch of other combos that are useful for
> this or that:
>
> http://davespicks.com/writing/programming/mackeys.html#boot
>
> --
> Michael Moore
>
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