[lubuntu-users] Any feedback on reviving a G3 iBook PPC testingmachine??

[Peter Golis]

Fritz,
How did you had try it?

P.

On January 17, 2016 11:15:28 PM CET, Fritz Hudnut <este.el.paz at gmail.com> wrote:
>Peter:
>
>As ***previously*** mentioned, can't boot openfirmware . . . .
>
>On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 9:31 AM, Peter Golis <golisp at centrum.sk> wrote:
>
>> Fritz,
>>
>> did you had try to go into Open Firmware and check NVRAM settings?
>There
>> must be enabled boot from CD. I believe, you had not just try to use
>x86/64
>> installation CD which won't work on Power architecture.
>>
>>
>>
>> P.
>>
>>
>>
>> PS: Lubuntu PPC 16.04 is now more stable with testing repositories.
>>
>>
>>
>> ______________________________________________________________
>> > Od: Fritz Hudnut <este.el.paz at gmail.com>
>> > Komu: Peter Golis <golisp at centrum.sk>
>> > Dátum: 17.01.2016 18:00
>>
>> > Predmet: Re: [lubuntu-users] Any feedback on reviving a G3 iBook
>PPC
>> testingmachine??
>> >
>>
>> > CC: "Walter Lapchynski", "lubuntu user list"
>> Peter:
>>
>> Please read my first post . . . I'd be happy to boot Xu 12.04 CD . .
>.
>> nothing will boot except the 10.3 installer, which will not install .
>. .
>> .  I'm more or less done with this computer . . . .it's not
>responding to
>> my commands or wishes . . . .  "HAL, what are you doing, HAL???" 
>"Nothing,
>> Dave, I'm doing nothing . . . ."
>>
>> F
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 2:02 AM, Peter Golis <golisp at centrum.sk>
>wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Fritz,
>>>
>>> I cannot imagine MAC OS X 10.3 install which looks like terminal you
>had
>>> mentioned. When I had last installed that OS from Apple, there was
>no
>>> terminal.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> As I can remember your werbs from past months, you have also Ubuntu
>12.04
>>> and Lubuntu 14.04 installation CDs from early era when you had try
>to
>>> replace yaboot by grub without changing x86/64 to power
>architecture. Could
>>> you try that installation CDs? If installation will vork, you can
>upgrade
>>> to 16.04 if you want.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> P.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ______________________________________________________________
>>> > Od: Fritz Hudnut <este.el.paz at gmail.com>
>>> > Komu: Peter Golis <golisp at centrum.sk>
>>> > Dátum: 17.01.2016 03:15
>>> > Predmet: Re: [lubuntu-users] Any feedback on reviving a G3 iBook
>PPC
>>> testingmachine??
>>> >
>>>
>>> > CC: "Walter Lapchynski", "lubuntu user list"
>>> Peter:
>>>
>>> Thanks again for the reply, I have a shot of it, which I sent to wxl
>. .
>>> . busy . . . imagine in your mind's eye if you will, the OSX
>installer . .
>>> . so the big "X" superimposed on the screen, the "to-do" list on the
>left .
>>> . . and the words "*There were errors installing the software*" in
>large
>>> bold letters . . . then, in smaller, unbold letters . . . "Please
>try
>>> installing again" . . . with the blue "restart" lozenge in the lower
>right
>>> . . . .
>>>
>>> I've gotten this message I believe three times . . . once, then,
>taking
>>> the advice to "try installing again" and getting the same message .
>. .
>>> then again yesterday . . . but, much faster than the other two times
>. . .
>>> . .
>>>
>>> F
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 4:34 AM, Peter Golis <golisp at centrum.sk>
>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello Fritz,
>>>>
>>>> Is allways better to take picture than an shot. How you had try to
>>>> access open firmware, and where is photo of your result?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> P.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ______________________________________________________________
>>>> > Od: Fritz Hudnut <este.el.paz at gmail.com>
>>>> > Komu: Peter Golis <golisp at centrum.sk>
>>>> > Dátum: 15.01.2016 18:27
>>>> > Predmet: Re: [lubuntu-users] Any feedback on reviving a G3 iBook
>PPC
>>>> testingmachine??
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> > CC: "Walter Lapchynski", "lubuntu user list"
>>>> @PG, et al:
>>>>
>>>> Tried to boot to open firmware, not surprisingly it didn't work; I
>tried
>>>> two times.  I got the 10.3 install CD out again and put it in the
>tray . .
>>>> . that booted the installer . . . .  I clicked "install" . . . this
>time
>>>> less than a minute later it error-ed out . . . "There were problems
>>>> installing the software, please restart."  I took a shot of the
>screen
>>>> showing that message . . . it's looking "terminal" . . . no?
>>>>
>>>> F
>>>>
>>>

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