[ubuntu-uk] ubuntu 10.10 on apple g3

[paul sutton]

On 06/08/12 18:59, Phill Whiteside wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've forwarded this to the testers on lubuntu-qa[1] It seems pretty
> agreed by all teams that lubuntu will now be the flavour to fully
> support the older Macs going forward. Do feel free to join that list
> and ask questions from the Mac testers on there.
>
> Regards,
>
> Phill.
> 1. https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa <https://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-qa>
>
> On 6 August 2012 18:47, Simon Greenwood <sfgreenwood at gmail.com
> <mailto:sfgreenwood at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>
>
>     On 6 August 2012 18:37, paul sutton <zleap at zleap.net
>     <mailto:zleap at zleap.net>> wrote:
>
>         Hi
>
>         I am trying to help a friend who has a mac book
>
>         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBook#iBook_G3_Dual_USB_.28.22Snow.22.29
>
>         trying to boot a LIVE cd of 10.10 and getting a blank screen,
>          i know
>         there are options that can be typed in at the boot:  prompt
>         and just
>         wondered if anyone had some ideas
>
>         things like I think live=novga isn't working
>
>         using ubuntu 10.10 ppc build
>
>
>     Daft question, on a machine that old, have you tried boot cdrom?
>
>     s/ 
>
>
>         Paul
>

I think he is using a cdrom as the mac doesn't boot from usb

Paul