Re: [CentOS] [OT] linux on a PPC (mac mini)

2015-09-29 Thread wwp
Hi, thanks to all for your replies to this off-topic thread! I succeeded in installing a 15.04 Mate Ubuntu, had to struggle a bit to get sound, wifi and video stability (found easy fixes on the web about these). Still remains incorrect desktop colors (something wrong about big endian somewhere

Re: [CentOS] [OT] linux on a PPC (mac mini)

2015-09-15 Thread Keith Keller
On 2015-09-15, Leon Fauster wrote: >> On 2015-09-15, wwp wrote: >>> >>> Searching the web, I see very few possibilities to install a recent (I >>> need gnome2) GNU/Linux distro on such hardware. I gave Linux MintPPC 11 >>>

Re: [CentOS] [OT] linux on a PPC (mac mini)

2015-09-15 Thread Leon Fauster
Am 15.09.2015 um 19:09 schrieb Keith Keller : > On 2015-09-15, Leon Fauster wrote: >>> On 2015-09-15, wwp wrote: >> >> this also helps to boot >> >> http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/ > > rEFInd will work on

Re: [CentOS] [OT] linux on a PPC (mac mini)

2015-09-15 Thread Jeremy Hoel
Besides the other linux distros mentioned, you have another more retro type choice http://www.macworld.com/article/2363177/macs/turn-your-g4-era-mac-into-a-next-gen-amiga.html On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 2:29 AM, wwp wrote: > Hello there, > > > complete off-topic, sorry about

Re: [CentOS] [OT] linux on a PPC (mac mini)

2015-09-15 Thread Leon Fauster
Am 15.09.2015 um 17:12 schrieb Keith Keller : > On 2015-09-15, wwp wrote: >> >> Searching the web, I see very few possibilities to install a recent (I >> need gnome2) GNU/Linux distro on such hardware. I gave Linux MintPPC 11 >>

Re: [CentOS] [OT] linux on a PPC (mac mini)

2015-09-15 Thread Keith Keller
On 2015-09-15, wwp wrote: > > Searching the web, I see very few possibilities to install a recent (I > need gnome2) GNU/Linux distro on such hardware. I gave Linux MintPPC 11 > (http://www.mintppc.org/content/list-macs) a try, but the netinstall > iso simply fails in installing

Re: [CentOS] [OT] linux on a PPC (mac mini)

2015-09-15 Thread Mike - st257
On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 4:29 AM, wwp wrote: > Hello there, > > > complete off-topic, sorry about this, but my former idea was to install > a CentOS on an old mac mini (PPC!). Disappointed to see that PowerPC is > not a supported architecture and that non ARM or Intel

Re: [CentOS] [OT] linux on a PPC (mac mini)

2015-09-15 Thread Alice Wonder
On 09/15/2015 11:27 AM, Leon Fauster wrote: Am 15.09.2015 um 19:09 schrieb Keith Keller : On 2015-09-15, Leon Fauster wrote: On 2015-09-15, wwp wrote: this also helps to boot

Re: [CentOS] [OT] linux on a PPC (mac mini)

2015-09-15 Thread Mauricio Tavares
On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Jeremy Hoel wrote: > Besides the other linux distros mentioned, you have another more retro type > choice > > http://www.macworld.com/article/2363177/macs/turn-your-g4-era-mac-into-a-next-gen-amiga.html > You know, I do have a G4 mini