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! 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. Can one install a system over a network? Please advise. I'm stuck in Ubuntu and I want to get out! twv -- 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 imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
