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[Paul Gorski <paul@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim

The bug with the desktop .iso on a G3 iMac is that the CD doesn't boot to the Lubuntu desktop, but rather to a command prompt or a blank screen altogether. More likely a command prompt.

The bug on the alternate .iso is that the install completes, but the iMac boots to a command prompt following the install.
Editing the xorg.conf file and rebooting can solve this.

Once installed via the alternate and edited xorg.conf file, Lubuntu runs pretty well.

So both the desktop and alternate need testing.
An improvement in the desktop would be to boot to a desktop during the install (and eventually following the install.)
An improvement in the alternate would be to boot to the desktop following the install


 

Sincerely,
Paul Gorski
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Price <d1version@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: lubuntu-qa <lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Mon, Mar 5, 2012 1:54 pm
Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Mac G3 testing - desktop .iso


Hi Paul,

I'm new here (this is my first post) and mainly got interested because 
Phill posted on the Ubuntu-UK list that there is a bug in Lubuntu which 
needs confirming by another Mac G3 user. I'm just installing the beta on 
my iMac now, so can you point me to the bug in question so I can see if 
I can confirm it.

JimP

On 05/03/12 16:57, Paul Gorski wrote:
>   Phill,
>
> Again on the iMac G3, this has been a known problem for a while.
> If folks know its xorg.conf, why can't that simply be fixed?
> And the problem I'm having now is that Ctrl-option-F1 isn't bringing up a 
command prompt, so I can't edit the xorg.conf file on the fly with the desktop 
.iso.
>
> See:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCKnownIssues#A8.04_PowerPC_LiveCd_will_not_boot_on_iBookG4
>
> And the instructions below (from that link) don't always, but generally do, 
get things up an running.
>
> Blank screen on iMac G3
> Do you get a blank screen after booting? The problem is that xorg.conf is not 
set up properly for the iMac G3.
> Follow these steps to fix xorg.conf:
> After booting is complete:
>
> Type: ctrl-option-F1 (should give you a command prompt, may take a couple of 
tries)
>
> Type: sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf (return)
>
> In the Monitor section, change "HorizSync" to 58-62 and "VertRefresh" to 
75-117.
>
> Disable DRI. In the Module section, put a hash mark (#) at the beginning of 
the line containing "load dri". If you have no Module section, make one like 
this:
> Section "Module"
>     Disable "glx"
>     Disable "dri"
> EndSection
>
> Type: ctrl-O (return) to write edited file
>
> Type: ctrl-X to exit nano back to command line
>
> Type: sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart (return) to restart Gnome. (In Dapper and 
Edgy, the restart command is broken. Use sudo killall -HUP gdm instead.)
>
> For longer instructions, also see forum thread http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=405934
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Paul Gorski
>
>


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