which linux for G4 Powermac

awannabeee · awannabeee #1 (**permalink**)

04-17-2010, 07:47 PM

hello all;

i have a G4 powermac with no os.

cant afford one right now, was thinking of using free linux to see if machine

even works, got it off craigslist.

ubuntu 8 needed drivers for cdrom and u9 kept freezing machine.

any ideas would be great.

cheers!

DriftNismo · DriftNismo #2 (**permalink**)

04-21-2010, 12:07 PM

If no Ubuntu versions work, I would suggest trying OpenSUSE or FreeBSD/OpenBSD. Unfortunately drivers can be hard to find, but I'm sure they're out there, especially for a G4 PowerMac.

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Member Since: Dec 26, 2008 Location: London, UK Posts: 223 Mac Specs:  15.4" MacBook Pro w/ 2.0GHz i7 & 4GB, Bold 9700	04-21-2010, 12:07 PM If no Ubuntu versions work, I would suggest trying OpenSUSE or FreeBSD/OpenBSD. Unfortunately drivers can be hard to find, but I'm sure they're out there, especially for a G4 PowerMac.  15.4" MacBook Pro \| 2.0Ghz i7 \| 4GB \| HD 6490M \| 500GB \| OS X 10.7.1 
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awannabeee #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 13, 2010 Posts: 15	04-17-2010, 07:47 PM hello all; i have a G4 powermac with no os. cant afford one right now, was thinking of using free linux to see if machine even works, got it off craigslist. ubuntu 8 needed drivers for cdrom and u9 kept freezing machine. any ideas would be great. cheers!
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