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 <div>On 6/10/06, Harold Johnson <<a href="mailto:harold.johnson@gmail.com">harold.johnson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div>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. </div><div> Harold</div><div> <div>On 6/6/06, Tommy Trussell <<a href="mailto:tommy.trussell@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> tommy.trussell@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> On 6/5/06, Harold Johnson <<a href="mailto:harold.johnson@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">harold.johnson@gmail.com</a>> 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. -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users </a> </blockquote></div> </div></blockquote></div>