Problems Installing Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon

[Lamo]

Folks,

I am having problems trying to install Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy on a 2004 iBook G4. The machine has no existing OSX on it when you power on you just get the flashing "?" in a folder.

I downloaded the above version of Ubuntu for power PC and I can boot to the yaboot version 1.3.13 but when I ran the default 'live' it would run throught the install and then I would just get a black screen with a cursour on it that does not move and nothing lese happens.

I then rebooted to yaboot and ran this line

live-nosplash-powerpc

When this happens I get a screen that says

PCI: Cannot allocate resource region 0 of device 0000:10:18.0
          PCI: Cannot allocate resource region 0 of device 0000:10:19.0

and then it boots into BusyBox v1.1.3 and the cursour blinking infront of the line (initramfs)

I need help from here I have not really used linux much before and am not sure where to go from here or how to make this install.

Thanks,

Mark L

 

[Minto]

you should try the 8.04 alternate install disk. it has a text based installer that might work

 

[Lamo]

you should try the 8.04 alternate install disk. it has a text based installer that might work

I'm downloading that just now to see what happens. Fingers crossed

 

[Lamo]

The Alternate install disk seems to be doing the job. Thanks.

 

[Minto]

glad I could help

 

[BillytheImpaler]

PPC Ubuntu is just nasty. Each "community-supported" release further away from 6.06 makes it worse. Debian is the way to go since it's still supported.

 

[Outcast]

If you don't get any joy you could always try asking on HERE

AmigaOnes are G4's too.

 

[Lamo]

I managed to get this fully up and running with 7.10 ppc using the text based installer. It was not easy but I got there after about 2 hours.

I even managed to get the sound working and the internal Airport Extreme card. I also managed to configure it to work with a T-mobile UK USB modem which was pleasantly easy.