iMac G5's

[Cian Duffy]

http://www.ppcnerds.org/Article259.html

Not sure if this implies Linux didn't work on the G5 iMac at all until
now, or just works better now

I also know there were some issues with cooling on G5 Towers fixed in
a recent kernel, might have been 2.6.9 - YDL uses 2.6.8. You might
have to wait for 4.01 to boot on iMac.

Cian


On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 10:38:58 -0800, Brian J. Watson <bjwatson at verizon.net> wrote:
> Has anyone successfully installed YDL 4.0 on one of the new iMac G5's?
> I just started trying to do it this morning, and when I said to install
> from CD-ROM, no appropriate driver could be found for it. I have the
> MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-825 SuperDrive.
> 
> I then tried to install from the ISO images that I have on my OS X
> partition. Unfortunately, when the installer prompted me for the
> partition and directory for the ISO images, it only listed /dev/sda*
> devices, which doesn't help me to access my OS X partition on
> /dev/hda3.
> 
> Something else I noticed is that the installer's kernel cranks the
> cooling fans up to maximum speed, effectively turning my normally quiet
> computer into a jet engine. Hopefully I can do something about this
> once YDL is installed.
> 
> Has anyone already done this installation who could help me navigate
> the landmines?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Brian
> 
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