Dapper on a PowerBook G3?

[Harold Johnson]

Okay, after updating the apt sources.list file to reference Dapper, I
installed Xubuntu.  So far, so good!  I'm back in business on this old
PowerBook.  The immediate lack of Internet access through me at first, but
then I discovered the Networking tool, which easily set up my Ethernet (and
thus, Internet).  Now, I just have to hope everything works well, and that
I'll be able to set up my wireless card!

Harold

On 6/10/06, Harold Johnson <harold.johnson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for our suggestions, Tommy.  I came across your response as I am
> installing Ubuntu Server (Breezy); I'm going to update to Dapper by
> adjusting apt's sources.list and see if things work out.  I'm not sure
> even where to *begin* customizing a kernel, though I do appreciate the
> suggestion.  Perhaps I'll get one of the new Ubuntu books that are coming
> out; hopefully one of them will have PPC-specific information.
>
> Harold
>
>
> On 6/6/06, Tommy Trussell <tommy.trussell at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 6/5/06, Harold Johnson <harold.johnson at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Looks like it's back to Ubuntu Server,
> > > which at least fits on my 2GB hard drive (whereas Ubuntu Server does
> > not, so
> > > I'm fairly certain Ubuntu Desktop will not, either).
> >
> > That sounds like a very frustratingly small drive! As you probably
> > know, the Wallstreet's drive is very easy to replace, and uses a
> > standard laptop drive... I have a 20-gig Fujitsu in mine to replace
> > the 4-gig IBM that came with it. HOWEVER before I attempt to upgrade
> > from Breezy to Dapper I will probably wipe the drive's partitions to
> > give myself more linux room... I have the HFS boot partition, plus the
> > EXT3 linux partition PLUS two HFS+ partitions with my Mac OS 9.2.2
> > "legacy" applications and data (that I use under MOL). As it stands,
> > there's no way I can compile a kernel....
> >
> > Based on your difficulties, I wouldn't be surprised if you need a
> > custom kernel to get the things going. It may be as simple as
> > compiling in modules for your hardware. You might be able to get there
> > by installing and booting an older Ubuntu kernel as an option.
> >
> > Here's an idea -- maybe a diff between a Breezy (or even Hoary) kernel
> > config file and the Dapper version might give you some ideas for what
> > modules they don't include anymore. You'll have to find a machine with
> > a drive big enough to compile yours, but custom kernel may be the best
> > option.
> >
> > You might also have a look at the relevant Debian oldworld
> > installation and config file...  Some Debian folks seem committed to
> > keeping the oldworlds bootable, even as Ubuntu can't support them
> > anymore.
> >
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> >
>
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