Ubuntu 4.10

[Eric Dunbar]

On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 17:30:39 -0500, Andrew <virgule88 at videotron.ca> wrote:
> > bootx? If you're really trying to use bootx then you're SOL. Ubuntu
> > 4.10 doesn't support Old World Macs yet (it shouldn't be hard to get
> > it working since Debian works on Old World machines).
> >
> > If that was just a slip of the fingers and you meant yaboot, then I
> > suspect people will need more details to help you. Or did you get as
> > far as installing Ubuntu and now it doesn't boot?
> >
> > Eric.
> 
> The screen just turn blank and sit there forever. I don't recall where I
> saw that ubuntu support OldWorld macs but they really doesnt.
>  Too bad :-)

I've only ever seen them state that they officially support NewWorld
Macs. Brian posted that he successfully installed Ubuntu on an
OldWorld Mac in this forum so it is _possible_, it'll just require you
to do a little fiddling with bootx and RAM disks (I have no idea how
to go about doing this though).

> BTW: What does SOL stand for????

Has been answered.

Eric.