Please Help, I'm begging you: new Powerbook install problem 5.10

[David Liontooth]

Hi Steve,

To find out if others have succeeded installing Linux on your model, you
might ask on the linux-ppc yaboot mailinglist, 
http://lists.penguinppc.org/yaboot-users/

Dave

Steve Calvin wrote:

> Well, still no luck. It doesn't appear that any of the 'dev/
> [devices]', 'dev/scsi[devices] correspond to my optical drive, so the 
> Ubuntu install fails because of no 'common' cdrom.  So maybe this is 
> a kernel problem rather than a Ubuntu problem. I guess I have to wait 
> for an update then. I don't know how else to test this hypothesis, 
> anyone have Ubuntu, or any Linux, installed on the newest Powerbooks?
>
> steve
>
>
> On Nov 6, 2005, at 10:53 PM, Steve Calvin wrote:
>
>> LOL.
>>
>> I currently have a Powerbook 1.67mhz, 15in., 'Hi-Res', the newest 
>> PB. Before that I had a 1.25mhz, 15in. PB. The differences are 
>> minimal, but the new PB uses DDR2 SDRAM and the 'superdrive' does 
>> dual layer DVD burning.
>>
>> I had Hoary and Breezy running fine on the older PB.
>>
>> I am trying to install Breezy off a downloaded disk image that I 
>> burned. The new PB starts up from this disk fine, and then the 
>> Ubuntu installer starts, you know the rest...
>>
>> Actually, I have my HD all Mac OS, I was going to see if the 
>> installer would let me install into freespace. (yeah, probably 
>> dumb). Barring that I would reformat into a partition scheme for 
>> both Mac and Ubuntu, install Mac, then Ubuntu.
>>
>> Well, why run Ubuntu on it? I got used to having it on the old PB, 
>> and like being able to fiddle around with Linux. Thats about it.  I'm
>> just trying to see what the fuss is all about. I like Ubuntu so  much
>> I was tempted to go with a Intel or  AMD64 based laptop, which  would
>> have been all Linux. (Well maybe a little windows).
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>
>> On Nov 6, 2005, at 5:00 PM, Eric Dunbar wrote:
>>
>>> All right, I re-read your post elsewhere and noticed the "new"
>>> monniker and the "super drive" comment.
>>>
>>> Presumably you're running some newer flavour of PowerBook G4?
>>>
>>> <flippant remark> If so, _why_ are you trying to install a Linux onto
>>> it. It's kind of like buying a Porsche and driving on a 20 km/h
>>> street, you're going to lose out on the advantages of a new machine,
>>> without gaining the benefits inherent in a Porsche (don't give me the
>>> nonsense of "it runs faster" b/c on a fast G4 you're not going to
>>> notice a whit of difference)! </flippant remark>
>>>
>>> Eric.
>>>
>>> On 11/6/05, Eric Dunbar <eric.dunbar at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It's quite hard to diagnose a problem if you don't provide:
>>>> 1. version of Ubuntu you're trying to install (5.10, given the 
>>>> Subject ;-)
>>>> 2. source of Ubuntu (d/l, pressed CD, other)
>>>>
>>>> <most important>
>>>> 3. Type of laptop onto which you are installing
>>>> </most important>
>>>>
>>>> There are a _lot_ of different Powerbooks out there!.
>>>>
>>>> 3.1 Speed (MHz), processor type (G3 or G4) and Model (e.g. if some
>>>> flavour of G3...WallStreet, Lombard, Pismo)
>>>> 3.2 Size of HD, amount of RAM, CD-RW, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
>>>>
>>>> 4. Are you trying to format the whole disk and install only  Ubuntu or
>>>> are you adding Ubuntu to an existing setup? If so, what version  of
>>>> OS.
>>>>
>>>> 5. How do you boot Ubuntu?
>>>>
>>>> Eric.
>>>>
>>>> On 11/6/05, Steve Calvin <stevacon at mac.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I can't get the Ubuntu intaller to recognize my cdrom. I get to the
>>>>> graphical installer startup, language, location etc., but it  asks
>>>>> for a
>>>>> floppy(!) with my cdrom driver. It asks me to select a module  and
>>>>> then what
>>>>> is the /dev/cdrom address of my drive. It says no common drive 
>>>>> found, or
>>>>> something. I tried /cdrom, /dev/ptmx, /dev/cdrom-which is the 
>>>>> default. None
>>>>> work. Any ideas? Is my superdrive cd/dvd dual layer too new or?
>>>>>
>>>>> help, please
>>>>
>>>>
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