In the terminal, move yourself to the directory where the ibm. Search the distrowatch database for distributions using a particular package. I dont really have high expectations for lxdes performance debian 8 ran it although just running it alone used most of the ram. Ports to other powerpc architectures, such as the bebox and mbx architecture, are underway but not yet supported by debian. I can see the list of booting devices type l for linux, c for cdrom, but whatever i do, the distro. But i have choosen to go with debian lxde openbox was a mess and this is running very nice on a powerbook g4 aluminium. Sep 21, 2016 download from launchpad the kernel image that matches the kernel used in the debian installer. Download debian linux 5 lenny iso cd dvd images nixcraft. Some of my research indicates that maybe debian will.
I suggest you start by downloading mac powerpc and ibm ppc power5 desktop cd, which is designed to be burnt to a cdr and give you a fully bootable way to test out linux before you commit to it. This page attempts to summarize the status of support for alsa sound on mac powerpc hardware. I am emulating powerpc using qemusystem ppc on top of x86, and running debian lenny ppc with it. If it fails, well have to put the manual process back up. The exact limit is not known, but the used disk was over. Debian user forums view topic trouble installing lenny. Initially, you will only need to download and use the first image of a set labelled as debian. Also, this page describes which macs are compatible with debian ppc.
That takes care of the gpg errors, and will allow you to use apt normally. Debian user forums view topic debian running on g5 powerpc. Im looking for replies of those running linux on the powermac g5. If you are looking for a distribution with the latest kernel, select linux from the dropdown box below and type the version number into the text box next to it.
Another way to think is that debian versions span a much longer time than any other linux. Mar, 2006 hi the upcoming fedora core 5 ppc looks good. The drive that my sid install was on went boom to build and run with no issues. Dec 18, 2015 ever considered linux as an alternative to your aging os x version. Hi all, ive just installed deian gnulinux powerpc iceweasel on to a g5 powerpc. It is certainly possible, and there are actually quite elegant solutions for the newworld macs, to dual boot your debian powermac system with mac os andor mac os x. We have saved some links and are happy to share some shortcuts with you. I also have an imac g5 macosx debian stable debian unstable installation where unstable was installed using debootstrap download iso. The computer is a late mac g5, the one with the stupidly heavy aluminum case. I have learned that the kvm and qemukvm packages are not available for the powerpc architecture. Debian user forums view topic trouble installing lenny on. I suggest you start by downloading mac powerpc and ibmppc power5 desktop cd, which is designed to be burnt to a cdr and give you a fully bootable way to test out linux before you commit to it. How do i know that i will like crux ppc instead of debian, fedora, lubuntu, xubuntu. A repository providing binaries of open source packages built for os x tiger 10.
Revive a powerpc mac running linux the mac observer. Most pages refer to current intelbased models, but powerpc is also a supported architecture. Open the deb file using archive manager and extract the file you need. Ibm kinda guy, when mozilla decided to stop supporting ppc i just had to pick the ball up and run with it. We need to merge them in this wiki, with updated info. Linux distribution for ppc powerpc architecture last updated august 27, 2007 in categories ask nixcraft, debian linux, download of the day, gentoo linux, gnuopen source, linux desktop, linux distribution, redhatfedora linux, ubuntu linux. To install debian on a machine without an internet connection, its possible to use cd images 650 mb each or dvd images 4. Debian 9 and powerpc gnulinux open hardware powerpc. Meanwhile, ppc testers can get back to iso testing the lxde xenial xerus image, which is due 21 april 2016. I used disc tools to adjust the partition to 1 tb which you can do starting in 10.
Seamonkey for ppc breathing new life into your g4 g5 macs being a motorola r. Next package batch that is due tonight brings even more packages, with 45% of the voidpackages repo built for the worstsupported target 32bit ppc musl. Those familiar with powerpc will know that yaboot is the default bootloader, and that remains so here, but ive also added grub to make booting. The debian installer team have spent many long hours attempting to answer your questions in advance and give you excellent written guidance as you install debian. All you need is good internet connection, dont download iso from debian cd mirror. Normally, i would install debian stable first, then upgrade to debian unstable. How to install linux mint on a powerpc mac youtube. But we are not in a normal situation anymore, so well install unstable directly. Debian is dropping bigendian ppc and ppc64 in stretch debian 9. For g3, g4, and g5 machines there is the option of gentoo. For information on how to download debian gnulinux from the internet or from. No compromises are being made, even on 32bit ppc i have a powerbook g4 running the same software stack. About 1 12 years ago, i was able to build babl and gegl on debian bustersid ppc32, and got gimp 2.
Ever considered linux as an alternative to your aging os x version. The apple g5 is also based on the power4 architecture, and uses this kernel flavour. Mar 02, 2012 installing debian linux on ppc part i preinstallation 42415. Updated for jessie stable ive been meaning to do this for awhile, so ive finally gotten around to giving you my thoroughly complete guide to installing linux on your old ibook, powerbook, mini, or power mac. As a side project, i thought id try to throw debian squeeze on an old g5 powermac. With that said, the process should be the same for the bsd flavors. There are also four flavours of the powerpc kernel in debian. If you have an nvidia gpu, you are now finished with installation. Installation goes well, whether i have a second partition with mac os or not, but after successful installation and rebooting, im stucked on booting menu. Debian 9 and powerpc gnulinux open hardware powerpc notebook. Debian ppc starters manual power progress community projects.
I performed a network install, but i assume all ppc images available here. The monolithic linux ppc kernel architecture does not have support for these machines. It could have been for fun, for security reasons or even just to have an extra option, why not. Please read the list of debian machines to access powerpc ppc64el debian porterboxen. An operating system based on debian gnulinux that is customized and optimized for use on apple brand computers built on their new world platform. Im still very fond of my old powermac g5, even though my current. When i get to the very first prompt where it tells you to type install or install videoofonly, anything i put in the screen will go white and tell me to release the keys and it will not move from there. After install, it cannot get into x, so following these instructions to install peters kernel works wonders for it. If there are more images available here labelled debian something 2, debian something 3, etc. This page has an extremely detailed guide on installing debian for powerpc. It works on 32 and 64 bits big endian powerpc g3g4 g5 and newer freescalenxp chips.
Aug 29, 2000 hi all, this is probably a stupid question on my part so please forgive me but i was looking through the ftp archives of the powerpc portion of the debian ftp site this weekend but i never saw any cd iso images. I had to download the thencurrent versions of babl and gegl, and hunt down all of the deps, but i got it to work. Dvd and net download iso but also available via software. It installed just fine, but after the bootloader and kernel bootup output, the screen goes blank. The info was gathered from this thread on debian powerpc and mimics the controls offered by alsamixer. There are some alternatives, though, described in this article. Here are some highlights of the powermac installation of debian. Download the first cd or dvd image file, write it using a cddvd recorder or a usb stick on i386 and amd64 ports, and then reboot from that. Choose this if you have a computer based on the amd64 or em64t architecture e. Initially, you will only need to download and use the first image of a set labelled as debian something1 to be able to start the debian installer and set up debian on your computer. The only powerpc macs that can use a 64bit operating system are g5 imacs and power macs.
Some of my research indicates that maybe debian will support ppc better. Stability and longevity before sloppy speed coding, and constant fixes to cure said slop. This guide is provided with the hope that it will prove useful and has been tested for a handful of g3s, several g4s, and most g5s. Y does not work on ppc, lets publish stable for the other platforms and fix the ppc problem later. Type sudo reboot and let your machine reboot to be sure everything is stable with the nonfree video. If you need help, try asking for help in the following places. In may day job, we have some 20 old imac g5 standing around. The recent debian and fedora kernels for powerpc 64 bit running on the g5 64bit powermac are configured with a 64kb kernel pagesize. So, the download link has been fixed to point to the 420 images, and not only that, the mirror install process has been greatly simplified. This works slightly better in terms of performance, however the nouveau driver does not support this size. However i have not heard discussions of dropping powerpc. Debian stretch alpha 5 boot cd doesnt work on this powermac g5 ppc970 1. Debian, which is the upstream source for probably the majority of desktop linux distributions, officially shot its powerpc port. Further questions can be directed at the lubuntu qa team.
In fact there are tons of personal reasons why you might install your favorite distro, but questions like which distro should i install. Just make sure you pick a download that has powerpc in it. The problem is that the flash player situation would be worse on linux than on mac os x. Number start end size file system name flags 1 512b 32. The debian powerpc mailing list is the proper place for questions, suggestions for improvements, or just for chat concerning powerpc systems running debian. Apr 22, 2016 im a happy owner of power mac g5 dual 2,3ghz powermac 11,2 and im trying to install newest version of ubuntu mate. The last 32bit ppc version of debian that was available for download from the debian website addeddate 20200208 04. Installing debian on a white imac g5 bastians tech blog. This document contains installation instructions for the debian gnulinux 8 system codename jessie, for the powerpc powerpc architecture. If youre looking for a truly modern build of linux for your g5 you dont have very many choices anymore.
This blog isnt generally or at least currently concerned with linux ppc happenings, primarily because that isnt my personal area of expertise and i use os xmacos on almost all of my power macs, but this is rather major news that needs to be distributed a little more widely. My system install currently exists on a small 6gb partition alongside macos x that is encrypted using dmcrypt with a 256bit aes key available as an option during install. Seamonkey for ppc a derivative version of mozillas seamonkey is capable of running on g4 g5 based macs using mac os 10. Thats fine if you have blank cdr media or a cdrw disc, but i havent burnt a cd in years and have no blanks at present. Debian sid installation guide powerpc macrumors forums. This is a wikipost, so if anyone has any contributions, feel free to contribute. Grub installation worked on a g5, though has not been tested on a g4. Powerpc dual core processor, 64bit 2gb ram geforce 6600 graphics currently has 7.
The debian mactel teams goal is to maintain the packages necessary to run debian on. Powerpc support at least, 32bit ppc support is going away in debian. These include the 610071008100 line of power macintoshes. In most cases it is not necessary to download and use all of these images to be able to install debian on your computer. If youve got an ati gpu, install the nonfree firmware by typing sudo apt install firmwarelinuxnonfree. Speed up your old mac with linux mint mintppc for powerpc. Please read the list of debian machines to access powerpcppc64el debian porterboxen. Debian ppc starters manual power progress community.
There were three generations or revisions of imac g5 produced by apple. This installation guide is based on an earlier manual written for the old debian installation system the bootfloppies, and has been. In this video, we will take a look at installing linux mint on a powerbook g4. Debian gnulinux is a free operating system which supports a total of twelve processor architectures and includes the kde, gnome, xfce, and lxde desktop environments. Nubus systems are not currently supported by debian powerpc. I wanted to check out how the powerpc port of debian gnulinux fared on the g5, so i. Systems using the ppc970 processor apple g5, ydl powerstation, ibm. I can offer little support for sid as its extremely unstable unpredictable at this stage, nor do i have currently. Currently, big endian powerpc architectures powerpc ppc64 are only classified as ports within debian a. Tenfourfox this is the download repository for tenfourfox, the firefox port for power macintosh computers runni. The last 32bit ppc version of debian that was available for download from the debian website. All based on the debian philosophy of if your code is good enough, then you dont need new versions all the time.
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