i also geared with ibook g4. but, it is a mid 2005 version, with only 1GB ddr1
ram. it works fine with 14.04.1 LTS version.
but the ibook is no more than just a cloud storage and a simple internet router.
Fritz Hudnut <[email protected]> wrote:
>@IA:Thanksforthereply,yes,LXDEshouldworkasXFCEisdoingfine.
>Gettingthemachineupto2GBRAMseemstohavebeenverygoodforincreasingfunctionality.
>Iwillgetaroundtolookingattheformaltestingusingitasfaraslistingthespecsofit...butthatcouldbeashortlistorlongerdependingonwhoisasking.
> Whatspecswouldyoubewantingtoknow?
>FOnMon,Mar23,2015at3:30AM,[email protected]:LXDEshouldworkfinewitha450MHzCPU.Wontbebleedingedgebutoperational.DoyouknowthespecsofyourAGP?YoushoulddefinitelylistyourPCspecswhentesting.ThemorehardwareUbuntucanbetestedonthebetteragileitbecomes.OnMar22,20158:57PM,[email protected]:Folks/PPCtestingteam:Juststayingintouch,makingthisinformalreportfornow.
>
>ThelastcoupleofmonthsIvebeenrevivingmywifesoldPowerMacG4Sawtooth...newHD,newscreen,andyesterdayIreplacedtheoldopticaldrivethatonlybootedCDswithonethatwillbootDVDs...addedsomeRAM.
>
>ThenbootedupacopyofU-MATEPPC,nobootparams...andseveralminuteslaterIwasintoagoodresdesktopandstuffworked.
>
>IthentriedaFeb6???isoofVividPPCthatIbelievebootedwiththeagpparamsOKinmyiBook...andweslowly(450MHzprocessor)gottoadesktopwiththeLubackgroundsymbol...butkindofroughresimages,andjustthetrashcanandinstalliconsonthedesktop...iconIDwordswerenotread-ableandtheLXDElauncherappletneverappeared.
>
>WhileIwastryingtofigureouthowtosetthesystemtimeitseemedlikethesystemandmyscreenwenttosleep...screenwentblackandthepowerbuttonturnedorangefromitsactiveblue.
>
>Couldnotrevivethesituation...shutdownwiththepowerbutton.RebootedtheMATEDVDtoseeifitwouldwork,andonceagainafterquitesometimeonthesplashwindow...backintoaworkingliveDVD.
>
>So,thisisanewmachineforme,haventdoneabunchoflinuxinstallsonittoknowwhetherornotwhatbootparamswouldbeneeded;coincidentallyornotithappenstobetheAGPSawtoothmodel.
>
>AmonthorsobackIhadaCDwithXu12.04thatIwasabletobootandinstallfromtheoldopticaldrive,nobootparamsneededforthat,verysimpleinstall.
>
>Iwouldstaywith12but,asweknowitwillsoonbeunsupported...willprobablyjustgoto14.04foritanyway,butdoesseemliketheremightbesomethingelseIneedfor15onthis00modelmachine.
>
>12doesntofferaworkingsuspendatthistime,perhapsnowthatIhave2GBRAMImighttrytoexpandtheswapandseeifthathelpstheabilitytosuspendwithoutshuttingdowntorevive....ThatsthelatestinmyPPCtestingefforts,prettysurethisunitwillnotbeontheqalist,butIdoplanonrunningitforawhilesotheremaybetimetoteststuffoutformallyonit.F
>
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