Perhaps you can try openSUSE or Yellow Dog Linux. They both have very frequently used PowerPC ports that are very reliable and have large software repositories.
www.terrasoftsolutions.com www.opensuse.org I haven't used either system on a PPC personally, but I've heard good things about all of the above. On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 14:02, Mac User #330250<[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello! > > I've heard someone say I'm a crazy guy. I bought myself Power Mac G5 for the > sole purpose of running Linux on it. > > Crazy? My friend said "you buy a Mac because you want to run Mac OS X!" and > not Linux... True, Linux runs on a new €250 PC system at the same speed it > does on a Power Mac G5 "Late 2005" with its Dual Core 2.0 GHz 970MP processor > for €700 (on eBay, half a year ago). > > But, I love the idea of a PowerPC processor working inside of a beautiful > alluminium case. And the way Apple made the case is the greatest I've ever > seen. > > So, I was thinking... > ANYONE HERE EVER TRIED LINUX on a Power Mac G5? > > Because I've tried now for some time but I don't get it right somehow. > The Kernel doesn't boot. I haven't found the problem yet. > > Mac OS 10.4.11 works without errors. I've now upgraded to Mac OS X 10.5.8 and > no problems at all. Works very smoothly. Nice OS! > > I've been running Linux for ages now, startet of on PC hardware (Pentium @ 90 > MHz, before the Millenium) and got caught by the Gentoo way of running - > well, compiling - Linux and all the open source applications. > > On my previous system, a Power Mac G4 MDD Dual 1GHz, Gentoo Linux didn't make > any problem at all. Worked right away. > > Now on the G5 Dual Core, the 2008.0 LiveCD starts normal from CD-ROM, but when > I compile a kernel it doesn't boot. It stops right at the start, where it > detects the two cores and say something about "core99_something". > > I'm still trying, but though someone here might know something. -- " ' With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on we’re all damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead" - Alex Smith (K4RNT) - Murfreesboro/Nashville, Tennessee USA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
