On 04/25/2014 03:03 PM, Lars Noodén wrote: >> On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 3:24 PM, <fari...@arcor.de> wrote: >> >>> I vaguely someone here (Nio Wiklund???) described 2 years ago or >>> so, how to make and how to boot a PB from a usb stick into >>> live-lubuntu. Or is my memory failing? If i remember right, please >>> could you point me to a link where i can learn your solution? >>> >>> I'd like to install lubuntu 14.04 on a PB G4 17" but i see the iso >>> largely exceeds the cd-rom maximum ... >>> >>> Thanks a lot in advance! > On 25.04.2014 22:45, Britt Dodd wrote: >> AFAIK, OpenFirmware on the Powerbook G4 will not boot from USB >> devices, except if its a CDROM. Or at least that was what I found >> when trying to install Ubuntu/Gentoo/Lubuntu on my PBG4. >> >> Unless the drive isn't stock, I believe all Powerbook G4's should be >> able to read from and boot from DVDs, so you may want to consider >> burning a DVD for use with Lubuntu, if you're able to. > I boot from USB stick on a Titanium PowerBook G4. Use dd to put the > image onto the stick then do something like the following at the OF boot > prompt: > > boot usb1/@1:2,\\yaboot > > It will be either usb1 or usb0 depending on the port used. > > Regards, > /Lars > Hey Lars, This is AWESOME!! I am so incredibly impressed by the sheer awesomeness of being able to do this (doing it right now on my old iBook) Thanks!
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