On 18/09/12 22:40, Martin N wrote:
> Lo,
>
> At 18:48 18/09/2012, you wrote:
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> I am trying to install Ubuntu Linux (or any other flavour of Linux -
>> I'm fairly agnostic in this regard) on a G4 Mac Mini.
>>
>> However, I am struggling to get past the first hurdle, which is to
>> get anything other than Mac OS X booting when I start it up!
>>
>> I have tried pressing c with the boot media in the drive,
>> investigated defining the optical drive as the boot drive within OS
>> X, but nothing works or presents itself as a possible solution.
>
> If C doesn't work try the option key and select with the mouse or tab
> key the correct drive.
>
> Mac mini G4 have optical drives seem to lose their cd reading booting
> abilities before the DVD
> goes.
> If you can burn a cd ISO on to a dvd you may have more luck.
>
> Ubuntu ppc worked fine for me as a live cd.
> (I dual boot MorphOS and OS X)
Thanks Martin and Glen for the suggestions - I will give 'em a go.
Thanks to to Vic for the offer of a loaner keyboard. Time's a bit tight
this week with the twins heading back to uni, otherwise I'd have taken
you up on that.
Cheers,
Sean
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