On Aug 13, 2010, at 11:31 AM, Timo V wrote: > I bought a G4 iMac 20" from Free Geek in Portland . . . long enough > time ago that my free tech help is gone. > > Ubuntu is nice, seems easier to use than Windows, to me. But I need a > Mac OS on it. Soon. And so far, no luck. The Ubuntu seems to have > disabled the optical drive!
Stick in the disk, reboot and hold down the 'c' key. If that doesn't do it try holding down Option at boot. If that doesn't do it, when the first boot menu from Ubuntu appears press 'x' > > The upshot, so far, is that I can't get the Ubuntu to even recognize a > CD or DVD. I've been thinking of buying an external Firewire drive and > trying to install from that, but I'm dubious. > > I don't have the foggiest idea how to install Mac OS over Ubuntu on > this Mac, especially if I cannot get a CD/DVD to boot up. > > I thought of taking out the hard drive, placing it in a G4 > Quicksilver, and installing it on that. But I'm not sure that would > work. That should work just fine but I'd start with the above. > > Can one install a system over a network? Please advise. I'm stuck in > Ubuntu and I want to get out! Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
