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I went through the instructions and the fan is now running. I've seen it go from level 3 to level 1. So it seems to be working.

Anything else?

Thank you for your help.

I just opened a bunch of youtube videos, gimp, eclipse, random programs, a movie editor, etc... And the fan speed did not change from 0. I'm going to assume this means things aren't setup properly....

Mejo, thank you very much. I appreciate it.

One thing before I follow these steps. Right now the fan isn't running constantly. I did install the thinkfan package earlier when I first tried...

I was trying to go through this, but I'm thinking I don't have enough expertise. How would you recommend installing the thinkfan package? I ran 'sudo apt-get install thinkfan'. Is this what you...

i found this, which is at 691MB:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/9.10/release/ubuntu-9.10-alternate-powerpc.iso

zvacet, thank you.

i was finally able to get the computer to boot from disc. there was a firmware password that i didn't know, this was keeping me from booting from cd. i reset the firmware by...

Okay. I'm a little farther.

I had to reset the firmware password by taking out the RAM and resetting the PRAM (whatever that is). I was able to boot from a CD by holding down the "option" key...

I want to install Ubuntu on a PPC iMac. It is running 10.2.8.

I'm looking for a ppc version of Ubuntu that will fit on a CD-R, the iMac has no DVD reader. Where can I find this?

Also, I'm...

If I were trying to boot from a burned disc image that was the wrong format (not ppc) the computer wouldn't even attempt to boot from this disc?

I did download a ppc friendly 9.10, but the file is...

This just seems like a lost cause.

I hold "option" down, and get to a different screen. But this screen asks for some sort of password. I don't know the password.

Okay. I'll look around.

I did just download the PowerPC version of 9.10... but it is over 700MB, it won't fit on a CD-R. The iMac doesn't have a DVD-ROM. Hmmm...

Is there anyway I can...

I'm trying to install Ubuntu on an old iMac that is running Mac OS X 10.2.8.

I've tried holding down "c", holding down "option", and nothing works.

Would anyone know any tips on how to get...

currently i am using an imac as my main computer. i have parallels desktop running windows if i ever need it.

this whole linux kick i've gone on is that one of my computer engineering professors...

I have been looking at this laptop with 9.10* installed:
http://www.dell.com/us/en/home/notebooks/laptop-inspiron-1545/pd.aspx?refid=laptop-inspiron-1545&s=dhs&cs=19&~oid=us~en~29~linux_2~~

I haven't checked the hardware compatibility yet. I will now.

I would primarily be using this laptop for school as a Software Engineering major. It would be for me to carry around campus and use...

thanks fellows.

unless there is any other general advice, i may just start looking around and reading up.

appreciate it.

Thanks fellows.

Would anyone recommend any of the major laptop companies and their laptops? I could most likely just plop ubuntu on one of them... perhaps partition so I could have windows when I...

I'm slightly interested in buying a laptop with linux installed, ready to go.

Does anyone know of any company that sells decent laptops with linux already installed? Besides Dell?

Are the Dell...