- #Ubuntu for mac powerbook g4 how to#
- #Ubuntu for mac powerbook g4 install#
- #Ubuntu for mac powerbook g4 update#
- #Ubuntu for mac powerbook g4 archive#
- #Ubuntu for mac powerbook g4 pro#
#Ubuntu for mac powerbook g4 install#
Since the Airport Extreme drivers have been reverse engineered, I thought now would be the perfect time to finally install Linux on the ol’ PB. It will be thousands of times easier.Installing Linux on a Powerbook G4 JanuPosted by spanky in apple, Linux. I really really recommend borrowing a USB-Ethernet or USB Wireless card with a non-broadcom chipset. You know those whole "oh I spent all weekend recompiling my kernel so my graphics card would work" stereotypes? Yeah, we're trying to avoid those. This is the sort of thing we steer everyone away from here - because it's the sort of thing that was automated so you wouldn't have to do it manually, because it's easy to screw up. Consult the wiki for the proper firmware file for your card. However this is only HALF the problem - you still need the firmware file to have the cutter cut it. You will most likely get warnings - hell it may not even install, it may want dependencies. Open a terminal and type this: sudo dpkg -i b43-fwcutter015-14_b UPDATE: Still reading? None of those worked? It's time to dive headlong into the sausage factory. That will at least get you on the network instead of having to play sneakernet. I also suggest a USB-Ethernet adapter, or a USB wireless card with a chipset "known to work" out of the box - Atheros chipsets should work flawlessly. It's not worth the trouble in most cases. You could uncompress the file and try to run the contents 't.
#Ubuntu for mac powerbook g4 archive#
Right-clicking the file with archive manager is easily explained. The reason this method is frowned upon is that you're delving into the sausage factory, and if you don't know what you're doing you can end up with some serious dependency problems and broken packages. The thing is you'll need a network connection (or aptoncd on another machine, or you'll have to install the packages manually.) gdebi, apt-get, synaptic, and Software Center all use the same package repositories but allow you to do different things - Software Center is the easiest to use. You may also want to install synaptic so you can do some things a little more manually. deb file, the easiest way is with gdebi which should still be in the Software Center. You could look into aptoncd as well - this is a way that allows a computer WITH a network connection to serve as a package repository for a computer that doesn't have one - by, say, burning the packages to CD.
#Ubuntu for mac powerbook g4 update#
If that IS the version, it's because the system hasn't had apt-get update run in a while - since you can't connect to the network, you may need an older version. You have a newer version? I would try to figure out what the version for 12.04 is and download that one instead. I have left my original answer, however please note that the wiki lays it out better than I do. Thank you!Įdit: You may wish to consult the Ubuntu Wiki on this issue before reading my answer, it's at
#Ubuntu for mac powerbook g4 how to#
I would be VERY grateful for an explanation of how to get the wifi card working on this machine again. Maybe I'd be able to figure this out if I were a more seasoned Ubuntu user, but I have no idea why Sofware Center won't let me do the install. It refers to all sorts of out-of-date Ubuntu versions and to an array of different "cutter" and firmware files. The documentation for this problem is a mess.
Maybe I have the wrong version of b43-fwcutter for my machine/version of Ubuntu? deb file and open with Archive Manager, it shows me the "DEBIAN" and "usr" folders, but I'm unsure what to do from there.and fairly certain this is not the right way to do things. Only install this file if you trust the origin." If I "right-click" the. There's a message beside the inactive button saying, "An older version of 'b43-fwcutter' is available in your normal software channels. When I double-click, it opens with Ubuntu SoftwareCenter, but the "Install" button is inactive: I can't click it.
I have downloaded b43-fwcutter_015-14_b and dropped it into the Home folder on the Ubuntu machine. The wifi card in the PowerBook G4 is by Broadcom.
#Ubuntu for mac powerbook g4 pro#
I have another computer, a MacBook Pro running OSX, from which I can download files and port them by USB thumb drive. For reasons not worth explaining, I cannot physically plug the computer into the network. The firmware/driver for the wifi card is missing. I am running Ubuntu 12.04-powerpc "Precise Pangolin" on a Mac PowerBook G4 with 1.67GHz processor. This is my first time working with Ubuntu (or Linux), so please be patient.