- #Install linux on a mac mini powerpc how to#
- #Install linux on a mac mini powerpc mac os x#
- #Install linux on a mac mini powerpc install#
- #Install linux on a mac mini powerpc update#
- #Install linux on a mac mini powerpc manual#
Anyhow, Linux will not install onto a partition created with " BootCamp", you will need to delete it during Linux installation. Unless you want a triple boot with "masosx", "M$ OS", and a Linux, you are much better off working and surviving without the " BootCamp". It will not help you recover, if the actions you are about to take, render your Mac Mini inoperable. It creates the CD to contain Microsoft's modules needed for a "M$ OS" to function on Mac's disk with a different than MBR partition table, and also to shrink the original "macosx" partition. You do not need Apple's BootCamp software with Ubuntu LinuxīootCamp is designed to give Micro$oft (M$) a chance to coexist with "macosx".
#Install linux on a mac mini powerpc mac os x#
I recommend you reinstall your Mac OS X into a smaller partition yourself, which will make you more self reliant more in control and less dependent of the Internet connection.
#Install linux on a mac mini powerpc manual#
I found downloading from BootCamp takes more time than manual partitioning the disk and reinstalling "macosx", as well as I hate to use software under a trail based license agreement, for which there is no guaranty it would be available next time I'll need it. Strictly speaking you do not need Apple's beta BootCamp dual boot loader, with which you can avoid reinstalling your Mac OS X, by shrinking the partition on which it resides releasing, free space for your Linux.
#Install linux on a mac mini powerpc how to#
You will find all the instructions how to do this on the above "rEFIt's" web pages. Do not forget to do this while you still can run "Mac OS X". I also found it convenient to create, whilst in Mac OS X, rEFIt's bootable CD with the "rEFIt bootloader", which you can download from.
Mac's Disk Utility program on the first installation CD can also be used, to switch between ancient MBR based partition scheme and the modern and preferable GUID Partition Table (GPT) scheme. Introduction to Linux Installation on i386 Mac MiniĮven if you decided, to install only Linux on your i386 Mac Mini, replacing "macosx", hold on to your Mac installation CDs, not only because you may eventually want to install Mac OS X again, but because they are a handy tool to manage your Mac's hard drive, if all else fails for some reason. It does not have to be concerned with built in I/O systems (peripherals like keyboard, mouse, monitors and video cameras) that laptop and to a lesser degree iMac have to deal with. Astute reader will notice that installing Linux on Mac Mini should be the simplest of all. Mac Mini has a special place among all these variants, because it embodies the common denominator mentioned earlier. Depending on which Apple system you have additional requirements and needs start to play a role during Linux installation on an Apple box. These represents the basic set of rules for or a common denominator for all Linux installations on all Apple computers. Namely neither of the Apple machines utilize BIOS, second Apple complies with a disk organization schema, which is based on GUID Partition Table (GPT) rather than on Master Boot Record (MBR) used with BIOS. Regardless on which contemporary Apple platform you wish to install Linux - PowerPC, i386 or some kind of Apple laptop, there is something distinctly unique about them all, and that defines a set of common concerns that we have to appreciate when installing Linux on these systems. JohnStavrakakis triple_boot_on_macbook_pro Here are a few places you may wish to consult if you have an Apple laptop or perhaps a PowerPC Apple system: There are already many pages dealing mainly with Linux installation issues on Apple's laptops. Though I wish to concentrate on i386 Mac Mini, let us begin with a short description and comparison between a few possible scenarios most often encountered by those who are considering installing Linux onto Apple Computer's hardware. Though outdated, this document still contains valuable information about the many partitioning possibilities you can choose. Nevertheless, for those that use less powerful machines with less than 8 or even 4 GB memory, the better choice may be to install a dual boot solution. I believe the way run other OS-es on Apple's hardware is within virtual machines.
#Install linux on a mac mini powerpc update#
I can not update it because I do not run Ubuntu directly on Apple's hardware anymore. Besides, Ubuntu releases have changed many times in between and Ubuntu installation now is much smoother now.
This installation was done on old Mac mini that shipped with Mac OS X CDs (Tiger at the time). I have recovered the text from my backups and fixed the Wiki Markup to accommodate current Ubuntu's format. I have written this document over 6 years ago in 2006 on another Ubuntu Wiki which has since disappeared.
0 kommentar(er)
