You need at least to do 2 things: 1) partition your drive for Linux + swap 2) install refit for the dual boot options.
That is where I am with this project. Cheers! -Quattro5. On Jan 15, 2012 5:28 PM, "Max LeBlanc" <quattro55...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Sorry Fred, > > I read g5 and it's i5, disregard my previous post. I am currently working on turning a PowerBook Intel dual core to dual boot with MacOS, and the first challenges are with firmware loaders. To date, I haven't been able to boot any Linux on it (tried Mint,Ubuntu and fedora 16). > > Keep us posted of your experiments. > > Thanks, > > -Quattro5. > > On Dec 26, 2011 12:44 AM, "Fred Thiel and Janet Thiel" < fth...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > > I've got a 3.1GHz iMac core i5 with a spare 200 MB partition. I've always been intrigued by Linux systems and have read about several on this and other Mac lists. Any suggestions for a Linux newbie for a simple version? > > > > Thanks much > > Fred > > > > -- > > 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 -- 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
