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rsavage and str8bs (and others!).. you seem to be the main active authorities on getting x/k/lubuntu installed on theses g3s. I hope i speak for everyone in the forum when i say THANK YOU for your...

Hey, thanks for the reply!

I've been researching this more and came across the original copy of the imac's manual. It says there's an integrated antenna in the case that you need to unclip to...

i thank you folks for your helpful information! i think i'm going to try both the port and give a shot at compiling as well.

Before I undertake this project, I want to see if you all can answer some basic compiling questions for me!

Want to install gimp 2.8. I will settle for 2.0 if i have to. I've been reading...

Trying to get my wifi working on the g3 slot load. The "radio" is working from the net manager applet, in other words, i can see all the networks. I have a problem with a weak signal, so im trying to...

Before I undertake this project, I want to see if you all can answer some basic compiling questions for me!

Want to install gimp 2.8. I will settle for 2.0 if i have to. I've been reading...

so have you tried 12.04 on the ruby? i have not had time to read this whole thread. were you unsuccessful with 12.04?

i have a second imac i'm going to use to dual-boot, i was going to try 12.10...

I've been told wine will not work on ppc. How about QEMU?

What i'm looking for is info on is using an emulator to emulate windows or osX.... but to run on lubunutu 12.04 on my g3 ppc chip. I'm not...

Hey, usuing Lubuntu 12.04 and lxde.. unity is so ugly to me, i hate smart phones and tablets. ew.
Isn't it awesome?? I remember when i was in 9th grade it was 1999/2000... and the cpu lab in school...

its the offb. I had the same problem when experimenting with different vmodes and yaboot parameters. The only that worked was video=aty128fb:1024x768-60

Once you get the xorg.conf edited (or...

thanks for the simple answers! chrome isnt the end of the world, guess firefox is ok!!
-banshee will be needed so thank you.
-no wine for ppc.. ok! which emu is used if any?

awesome. i like this...

Problem solved.

First attempt i launched "Linux single" and it still launched X.... don't know why.
Second attempt, same command "Linux single" and 1 minute goes by and success in the form of...

I was not able to boot into recovery mode... Holding shift does not bring up a boot menu as described in one of the links i was provided :see above post:

i have a usb keyboard, not wireless.

So...

Hello everyone! Since i have my G3 iMac going with lubuntu 12.04.. I'm looking for just a few basic suggestions to follow up on for nice apps. What i'm looking for:

-A bittorent client with a...

I have an r128 in use with lubuntu 12.04.. just got this working and it looks great! you are correct it's ancient, not quite 15 years yet, but if you're not processing 3d graphics it should be fine....

Sounds like a great fix and I'm going to try this tonight when i get out of work.

Just want to make sure we all understand.. I deleted my main account created during installation; lets say the...

After an exhausting weeks long epic of getting an xorg.conf to work with with my 2001 imac flower power G3, i was managing my accounts and adding new users... Somehow my root account was deleted. I...

I'm Back! after a hiatus I was able to get x running! However... i only had the top 50% of the monitor operational. the lower half was black and the bottom of screen and task bar was half way. I have...

so glad you are all still trying to help. Saturday is the day coming up and My goal is to get it x running. I will let you all know how it works out... i believe i tried to load the fbdev driver but...

i'll have to try it again, i really appreciate you guys checking back and all. I Did try the live cd and had it printed from the links i was given in this thread. I think i may be just overlooking...

OK, so it's a no go. No matter what i cannot
startx
It does tell me no screen configured, but i have edited the xorg.conf many times over with various configurations. I'm going to try an install...

i am going to try that tonight, first off the hd then on the live cd. Thanks so much for the tip great to have a helping hand(s) here in the forum and when i get up and running will reciprocate with...

back to the drawing boards.... going to try a fresh install and try to get a standard automatic partition table.. you guys/gals think that if i get rid of the /home mix up that i have a better chance...

/etc/X11/xorg.conf does not exist and i cant load /etc/X11/xorg.conf from that location... i'll have to try maybe i didnt capitalize the X? that would be sweet.

but yea... for some reason when i...

g3 slot loading imac flower power
600mhz
640mb ram
airport card

I'm able to boot to yaboot and to my command line... but i cannot get X to start up. Im checking lightdm it doesnt seem to have...