Oh, also, if it were me - I'd seriously consider using Gentoo on older hardware. You can optimize the build for the architecture and you can only install the packages you want. It makes for a very efficient system. It's a more work to set it up, but it gives you some noticeable performance boosts. Of course, that's only if you're really into tinkering with distros and the like -- since gentoo does require a little baby sitting. non-shameless plug -- Gentoo is going to be the topic on the LInux Action Show today for anyone who watches that thing. http://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/tag/linux-action-show/ On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 9:35 AM, David Wagle <david.wagle at gmail.com> wrote: > You don't load a bios screen on a mac. However, to select your boot > source, you hold down the command key when you power it on. After the beep > you'll get a selection of boot locations that the computer can see at that > time. > > Once you have linux installed, you'll get the same thing. I think you'll > need to install rEFIt or some other EFI boot manager as well. > > > On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 9:30 AM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Michael. how can I ensure that upon boot of a properly imaged 'iso' <---- >> LMDE MINT >> >> Ensures boot from the flash drive? <----Power Book G4. >> >> How do I load up the Bios screen is a question I have now. >> >> Thank you for your help. >> >> paul g >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> From: stuporglue at gmail.com >> Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 07:41:11 -0500 >> To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Will GNU/Linux work with a MAC? >> >> >> I ran Linux on my G3 and G4 MacBooks back in the day. There were always >> some weird quirks, but generally speaking things worked well enough. >> Workarounds were well documented, at least back then. >> >> If I were installing PowerPC Linux today I would probably use the >> unsupported Ubuntu Images here: >> http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server/daily/current/ >> >> I would install the server version to minimize the chance of something >> going wrong, then I would install XFCE or another lightweight desktop. >> >> If that didn't work, I would use Debian -- it looks like Debian's PowerPC >> version is still supported and I really like Debian. >> >> >> There's a list of PowerPC distros (including dead and unsupported >> versions) here: http://penguinppc.org/about-2/distributions/ >> >> -- >> Michael Moore >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 3:29 AM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> We are looking into giving a Mac laptop---->Power Book G4 new life. the >> computer is currently operating under----> OS X Tiger. My thoughts were >> Ubuntu or Mint. We want low pollution here. not 'buy a new one' solutions. >> >> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SupportedArchitectures >> >> The above link states: Please note, that PowerPC Long Term Support ended >> with Ubuntu 6.06. >> >> Any ideas are appreciated. >> >> Thank you, >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - >> Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20140330/1112f3a7/attachment.html>