I've read that this means the CD is not suitable to boot on that computer. The iMac then displays a folder with a question mark superimposed on it (the icon for a missing startup disk).
How to install ubuntu on a mac g5 2006 mac os x#
Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard or higher Intel Core Duo Processor 2 GB RAM 6.1 GB. When I put it in my iMac and held down the 'C' key to boot from a CD/DVD, the SuperDrive spins up, spins down, and ejects the disk. G5 Power PC Macs will not be able to run Sims 3. I downloaded the Ubuntu 12.04 PowerPC live desktop build from here (, 5th link down) and burned on to a DVD-R at the lowest speed. Another idea: It might be that the boot selector doesn't work (properly) due to the non-Apple keyboard you're using. Maybe the install disc is for a different one than yours. The iMac has no hard drive in it, and I would like to get a live CD running so I can test out Ubuntu before I buy a hard drive to boot from, but I'm having trouble running the live CD. There were several revisions of the Power Mac G5.
How to install ubuntu on a mac g5 2006 pro#
The guys at TerraSoft have done a lot of work in taking out much of the pain of getting Linux running on a Mac. Lubuntu for powerpc 14.04 on G5 DP 2.7ghz - only detecting one CPU What options do I have for installing Linux on a Macbook Pro 1,1 (Early 2006). No offense to the other guys, but sometimes I wonder if some of the other distros can spell PPC, let alone run on it. With rEFInd and lots of help Ive managed to install Ubuntu on the Mac.
a PHP Backdoor Trojan that was put on my server using the Joomla component expos (picture upload component). I have an old iMac G5 (without a webcam) that I would like to get running Ubuntu. Also take a look at Yellow Dog Linux, its a Linux distribution specifically for PowerPC-based Macs. 2005) Software: uname -a: Linux phpn9-g5.