[nflug] ubuntu on an old imac

[Bootz]

That might be an open firmware item (usb keyboard) I didn't have that
problem with the G4's but never checked with the Imac.

good choice of distro, I think I'm going to try that on a powerbook G3


obarajt at verizon.net wrote:
> OK, sorry it took me so long to send an update! I did swap out the HDD that came with the machine for a 6 Gb one I had wiped clean after a previous project. Not finding a bootable HDD forced its "BIOS" to look to the CD and then it stared it's Xubuntu load. The install itself went well, just slow and I did have to use the external VGA port because the built-in monitor would stop displaying after a certian point. I foolishly forgot about the xorg.conf tweak that was suggested and I spent several days cursing the hardware for not running very well. Once I re-read the old emails and I made the suggested changes, WHAM! It works great now! I am very impressed at how fast the GUI runs how fast web pages load with Firefox.
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> I guess the only other item of note is the USB keyboard I am using. When you first power it up, the Yaboot loader gives you a choice between HDD boot and CD boot. The only problem is that the keyboard is unresponsive until Xubuntu is almost hafway done with it's boot-up! I guess maybe something in the kernel is what finally detects the keyboard???
>
> Thanks again for the help!
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