Installing Ubuntu Linux (PowerPC) on an iMac G4 - Krazy Ken's Tech Misadventures
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To celebrate the release of Ubuntu 18.10, Krazy Ken rummages through his old CDs, and finds a PowerPC version of Ubuntu Linux 8.04. He chooses to install it on a vintage iMac G4, and get it on the network, but plenty of chaos ensues.
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Krazy Ken's Tech Misadventures #69 - Installing Ubuntu Linux (PowerPC) on an iMac G4
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My day hasn't been good because I sprained my ankle. This made my day 10 times better
@monty___5567
5 жыл бұрын
yow
@danielgartin6993
5 жыл бұрын
Rednax ouch
@Hydr8Man
5 жыл бұрын
Oof
@applesiri2381
3 жыл бұрын
@@forcequitOS made me lol
@youatoughguy
3 жыл бұрын
I will pour my heart and soul into making your day bad again by breaking your spi-
Ken: "Oh shit, they are after me." Also Ken: _Shakes the Camera instead of running._
@ChaseMC215
2 жыл бұрын
I bet everyone is just as krazy as Ken.
@RaysGamingChannel2003
10 ай бұрын
@@ChaseMC215I’m actually Krazier then Ken
@YOUTUBEREALONE
3 ай бұрын
where is the timeline
MacOS9Lives was the partition you used to install the sketchy MacOS 9 ISO during the OS 9 Installation Frustration
@SillyTimeVR
4 жыл бұрын
Part 1 of 2
@thisisg7648
3 жыл бұрын
He scatteu 👾🗡🩸😵
Let’s celebrate the new Ubuntu 18.10 with a nostalgia trip! Also, should Krazy Ken do an install and test drive of Ubuntu 18.10, after this video? Let me know, and I’ll demand that he does. And don’t forget to subscribe and click that *Bell* button. That way you won’t miss the next video!
@thebowlfosho4974
5 жыл бұрын
Computer Clan Yea, that would be interesting
@jonathanzopf6444
5 жыл бұрын
Ubuntu 10.18? I don't know an ubuntu version called 10.18. Maybe you mean 18.10?
1000 years from now "Just going to scroll to 3018 here" "Eventually"
29:21 Ken, you forgot the #!
Wow. That Hardy Heron background takes me way back, as Ubuntu 8.04 was the first version of Ubuntu I've ever used.
@matthewelerick648
5 жыл бұрын
Windows OS same
@subwaygaragemusic
5 жыл бұрын
I used to have a genuine Ubuntu 8.04 disc somewhere. It came with my Ubuntu tutorial book.
@FireFoxDestroyer
4 жыл бұрын
i need ubuntu
@rxgtv
4 жыл бұрын
If only you didn't need SSH keys to log into Ubuntu terminal on the Raspberry Pi.
Right when I thought "Wow, those older Macs had a system icon next to the drive icon", you said that. I felt like you were reading my mind
Hey Ken, remember in the live when I asked you to say CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY in a movie trailer voice?
@ComputerClan
5 жыл бұрын
I remember : )
@AeriaVelocity
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I didn’t think you’d actually do it!
@camman-hd6dp
4 жыл бұрын
@@ComputerClan NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@camman-hd6dp
4 жыл бұрын
@@AeriaVelocity NO!!!!!!!!!!!!
@simplyalonso
2 жыл бұрын
@@camman-hd6dp WDYM NO??
Ubuntu' * boots up and plays bongos * Ken: Woah! Bongos!
@RaysGamingChannel2003
10 ай бұрын
Donkey Kongs in the house
@InvoxiPlayGames2
26 күн бұрын
hi vl1
@vl1asdfasdf
25 күн бұрын
@@InvoxiPlayGames2 why do people keep finding my comments from years ago i always cringe every time i see them☹️☹️☹️☹️ /lhj
31:14 *I want an iMac G4 now. (at least as a monitor)*
The 801.x protected wired thingy means that the wired connection is protected, just like a protected wifi network
just discovered your channel coming from retro man cave LGR and the other tech channels im liking your videos 😄
12:11 Truck horn 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Thank you very much ! I've tried multiple versions of Linux for my iMac Sunflowers in the past with no luck so far. Now I know which one is supposed to work so I'll give it a try soon and give a second life to this nice piece of computer.
You can install Modern Ubuntu MATE If you wanted.
@JessicaFEREM
5 жыл бұрын
I don't see why you would want to install old ubuntu on computers unless you wanted to specifically looked at old ubuntu's, but MATE supports PPC and it's still the old gnome look
@SheepKid12
5 жыл бұрын
Only 16.04, with the PowerPC platform being dropped completely in April 2019.
@RFLCPTR
5 жыл бұрын
@@SheepKid12 still better than the old versions
@archlinuxrussian
5 жыл бұрын
@SheekKid12 thanks! I didn't know that D:
@cooliofoolio
5 жыл бұрын
With Linux being open source and all that I'm sure someone will always be maintaining a PPC Linux distro
Hey Ken, I know it been a few months since this came out and not sure if you found a solution for the network but you ever try a crossover cable?
I tried to do this on my eMac (G4) and I got the same black screen problem he got on the iBook the first time with every distro I tried to boot.
Just got a iMac G4 PowreMac 4.2 with 512mb ram, should I install Linux(which version?) or Mac OS(which version?). thanks
Yay! Krazy Ken! Long time no see.
What's the latest version of ubuntu can a Imac G4 work with? My imac G4 has 1ghz and 2 gb ram
Theres still a version of Ubuntu for PowerPC, though its designed for the modern day Amigas by A-EON Technology. Yes, Amiga is still around, sorta.
@phantomfour8530
5 жыл бұрын
Wow
@EvilTurkeySlices
5 жыл бұрын
The newest version I know of is 14.04 lts.
@RobbDrew03
4 жыл бұрын
@@EvilTurkeySlices it is 18.10
where to dowload ubuntu 8 for power pc ? cannot find anywhere and it is the only version that worked
26:40 I tried that same procedure on a 2011 iMac with Lion but it wanted me to sign in. Krazy Ken, maybe you already bought Mountain Lion as part of an upgrade?
Ubuntu MATE 16.04 installs quite nicely on older PPC hardware (I have it installed on an old G4 iBook and PowerBook). The only caveats are that if you have an ATI card, you have to jump through a hoop or two to turn off part of the driver to maintain system stability. Nvidia cards work nicely though (the PB has one and has no issues with installation). Now you'd think any version of 16.04 for PPC would work. Nope. At least not in my experience. MATE works, but then you'd probably want to install an alternate desktop (Lubuntu/Xubuntu) afterwards depending on processor speed and memory.
“MATSHITA CD” ...thanks Ken. I will never unhear that. XD
Do you have any instructions on how to repair this iMac PSU? Coz mine is busted, and as my fave mac I’d like to bring it back to life and use it again.
did u do crossover eth cable .. doesnt phone usb teth work ?
0:44 I have one of those, literally within arm’s reach. When I was making the buying decision, I was thinking: “What’s the worst Apple could do? Up the screen size from 15" to 17" later? It still looks cool regardless; OK, I’ll buy it”. Guess what they did 6 months after I bought it ...
Lubuntu and Ubuntu MATE support PowerPC.
For the internet issue did you make sure date and time where correct? Websites won't load if that's wrong. Did you try going to google? Try https at the beginning of the address. Try setting Ethernet as DHCP so it grabs the correct IP. Can you ping any website? The web browser may be to old to load modern websites
Seeing the old Ubuntu kind of brings back some memories for me... The first ever Linux I tried was Ubuntu 10.10 but I didn't really do much on it
35:36 - _”Oh s**t, oh s**t, oh boy, oh they’re after me, oh s**t…”_ Funny!
btw isn’t soft reset when you press the reset button or hold down the power button? hard reset is when you factory reset i thought
Can You Install MorphOS In iMac G4
that ubuntu wallpaper on the iMac was a hard nostalgia hit
Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS works perfectly on my beautiful iMac G4 PowerPC (2003)!! It recognizes all the hardware and it works like a charm!
Is the iBook sitting on an Apple II?
Couldn't you have used the internet sharing feature on the iBook?
I'm trying too with various linuxes and they all didn't work! Thanks for letting me know what version to use!
This was funny and helpful hahaha "Sorry, iMac... Nothing personal" ahaha
I absolutely loved this video
@ComputerClan
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
My kind of video. Also, 10.10 was my favorite version of Ubuntu
Great video, I enjoyed it. :) You know Krazy Ken, you could have made an image of the full drive of the iBook and the iMac through Target Disk Mode by connecting them one at a time to your Macbook Pro using your trusty conversion technology and use Disk Utility or Superduper to image the whole drives of these computers and then just do a clean install of Linux onto both of these systems. That would have been way easier. Next time maybe think about doing a backup before an installation sensation onto a Mac rather than repartitioning.
Did you use a cross cable?
38:56 self-assigned IP. Try assigning both computers a static IP in the same subnet (and put in the Mac mini's IP address next to "Gateway address" on the Ubuntu iMac).
38:56 Classic Autoconfig IP failure -_- Check your internet gateway through the mac mini and manually configure a 192.168.x.x (Might be something else if connected through your phone) gateway and IP on linux ✌
Also, could you please send me a copy of the Ubuntu 8.04 PPC disk? I found a thing online and tried it but the iMac G4 refused to boot it. AGAIN. After ruining four disks in the burning process. Or a link maybe? JFC I hate computers. Help!
I Have A Suggestion for an Episode Ken. How About Updating The Linux Partition Of the iMac to The Latest Version Of Ubuntu MATE for PowerPCs, Which is 16.04.1 LTS. Maybe That Can Fix the Internet Issue.
If you are connecting the two computers directly over NICs, don't you need a crossover ethernet cable? or is that not a thing anymore?
@pineappleroad
Жыл бұрын
From what i know, newer computers don’t require that a crossover cable is used (they have a way of detecting another computer and automatically configuring an internal crossover connection when required, its pretty much the same thing that ethernet switches do when you plug them into each other using a standard cable) however, older computers may require a crossover cable
27:30 Apropos June Whitfield’s immortal line from _Absolutely Fabulous_ : “Just the one, dear?”
Ken's Unknown Disk Partitions - 2018's biggest game
His there a new version that I can use that is made to install on Power pc
11:34 i like that sound
Yay more Krazy Ken
11:17 You should have heard the original 400K floppies on the first Mac ... now that was music ...
Ohhhhhhhhhh..... This episode is going to be very very interesting.
Plan this weekend: watch this on my iMac g4 and log it on KZread
1:31 love this
the whole problem with installing old versions at EOL, is their repositories disappear, so no upgrades, no other programs unless you get from a current repository for some later version. Of course, one can order the complete repository from osdisc if you do so, preferably just before it's LTS expires.
@RaysGamingChannel2003
Жыл бұрын
Yep
My favorite Linux distro FINALLY HERE!!!!
Watching this after upgrading to Ubuntu 18.10
@cthedosboss5113
5 жыл бұрын
same
@rcwaffles
5 жыл бұрын
I'm watching this on my 2nd day with ubuntu
@tunatezer8902
5 жыл бұрын
@@rcwaffles You just installed it?
@jamesperih9658
5 жыл бұрын
Ooo, while I couldn't find an 18.10 installer, it did prompt me to do-release-upgrade from 16.04 powerpc...
You Know you need a 'Default Gateway' to enable the use the Ethernet right?
WHATS THE NAME OF YOUR PARTITION?
20:18 My thinkpad has a drive with the same name, i think they are a company that manufactures disk drives.
We’re going to 100k! Just continue Ken! ;)
@ComputerClan
5 жыл бұрын
That's the plan. : )
@WD__40
3 жыл бұрын
@@ComputerClan Why didn't you try MorphOS?
You base your studio 10 stories underground? This definitely beats our studio -indie- inside a mountain. 😄
Erm...why not just turn your phone's internet sharing on, and then connect via a usb cable? Works for me whenever I've needed it and is far less complicated/delicate/combustable..
Why don't use connectify or some routing access from Ethernet to Wi-Fi???? Edit : My bad, he use Mac Mini as router
that bg pic looks like the quake 3 id software intro clip , just on beginning of the id/q3 intro
what alarm sound that you used
@ComputerClan
5 жыл бұрын
It’s a sound I made.
You know. Rather than have to sacrifice the Ethernet cable from the WiFi and have to use Mobile Hotspot. You could have just used the internet sharing on the Mac mini and shared the connection through FireWire. That version of Ubuntu does support connection to the internet through FireWire.
I hope those were really robodogs, no killing real dogs, dude. This is a very nice video! Learnt a thing or two
hey ken what is the name of your intro song
@ComputerClan
5 жыл бұрын
It's called "Used To Say" from JinglePunks. However, I highly recommend Artlist. We're affiliated with them, and they have a HUGE music library. Have a look: bit.ly/clan2LBaKov
My iMac G4 is waiting in excitement for me to learn from this video.. thanks for uploading.. (btw mine has the old airport card that is not WPA2 compatible, så I plan to hook up an airport express to the ethernet port..)
@allan.n.7227
5 жыл бұрын
Shoot.. any idea why?
This is very cool now i know how to instal ubuntu in a imac
I use up to date OpenBSD on my iMac G3 ... granted, that takes a little messing around with configuration
that version of linux on the imac is the 1st one i ever used back in the day but not power pc version
MacOS9Lives was the unofficial Mac OS 9 system install you downloaded because your Mac 9 disk wouldn't work during the Mac 9 install episode I think. The folder is empty because the installation failed lol
@ComputerClan
5 жыл бұрын
That makes sense!
35:21 Ken Stole The WIFI! 35:36 Ken Gets Attacked!
I'm new on the channel what do you mean 10 stories underground?
i'm pretty sure MacOS9Lives is kinda like a fan installation, I have it on my iBook G3
@Arctic740
5 жыл бұрын
It’s just a version of Mac OS with all the updates pre-installed
for pooling the ether net cable from the apple wifi router
You are can run Steam ?
i sill have same mac you have i have tryed Ubuntu i found it was slow. i have imac 2008 now i have tryed it yet.
You have to put "#" before the hex color code.
You can still install Ubuntu on PowerPC, though I doubt there's support for G4
for hex you need a # on the beginning
Did you voice McDonald Miller/Liquid in Metal Gear Awesome?
@ComputerClan
5 жыл бұрын
I did not, but now I’ll have to listen to the voices and compare.
how do i fix my hard drive in my 2007 imac?
@BlockyOldNov20202
5 жыл бұрын
YEAH NO THAT OK!!!!! BUT HOW?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Skipped part with spider because I was scared. XD
21:43 That’s my way to solving stuff... Yeah I’m not alone 😅
What is the year of your Mac Mini, Ken? 2011 or 2012?
@ComputerClan
5 жыл бұрын
2012
did anyone notice the jittering buttons on the ibook on the right bottom corner of the disk utility window?
@ComputerClan
5 жыл бұрын
Time stamp?
@krnelpanic_
5 жыл бұрын
20:47
@ComputerClan
5 жыл бұрын
Hmm. I don't see anything. What do you mean by "jiserring buttons"???
@krnelpanic_
5 жыл бұрын
maybe it was just my screen? idk, i just checked it and now its not doing it. maybe network because i just got this display a month ago.
The Classic. Conversion Technology. We love conversion.
Ubuntu, what is that explained? I have heard of it but never really used it
@lucyinchat
5 жыл бұрын
It's a GNU software+Linux kernel based os that is designed to be user friendly. But, if you're a first time linux user I'd recommend Linux Mint Cinnamon or Solus Budgie depending on your tastes of mac or windows.
oh video was published on 18.10.2018 Ken mentions ubuntu 18.10 haha
shouldn't you have used a cross ethernet cable?
Squash file system is the biggest file size in the ISO it is located in Casper folder
1:41 Absolutely no leg movement, so I’m thinking pretty confidently “gravity” at this point. (Speaking from long experience with encountering long-legged house spiders ...)