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[Greg Faith <gregfaith@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 4:54 AM, Lars Noodén <lars.nooden@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 5/26/12 7:26 AM, Greg Faith wrote:
> > Wow, Lars I really appreciate your Mac/Apple testing even more now. I
> > did get a USB loaded with the precise-powerpc iso and i did get it to
> > boot up, but how in the world do you do a complete drive install and
> > then do the complete encrypted drive test?
>
> Thanks.  For me the options worked from the CD.  I was using CDRW even
> though they are slow to burn and to use for installation.  I have to try
> making the USB stick again.  I've not had luck finding good directions
> on that.
>
> > I guess if you have a spare drive and always start with some OS on
> > the drive?  Anyway, a friend gave me a fully functional PowerBook G4
> > and I got it working on the Mac Tiger OS so I decided to check out
> > the Lubuntu live/USB method much tougher than the PCs iso.  I am
> > such a novice with the G4 but I will try to help where I can on the
> > next spins. Oh yeah, I had to lower the security a tad on my wireless
> > GL54 ddwrt router to get the G4 working,  Dropped from WPA2 to WPA
> > personal and lowered my encryption from AES to TKIP.
>
> It's good that you have a wireless set up that you can easily use.  I
> don't have a convenient set up yet.  This round I'd like to try testing
> more the wireless in the AMD64+mac architecture, since it was not
> working last round.  Ironicially the wireless in the soon to be 10 years
> old G4 works perfectly during the installation and afterwards.
>
> > I will see if I can get a persistent USB working next on Lubuntu
> > precise-powerpc.iso.
>
> I wasn't able to get the persistent USB working but that may be from my
> being obtuse or something.
>
> Regards,
> /Lars
>
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Lars,

Here is the method that worked for me.

# Create a simple bootable USB for PowerBook G4

 sudo dd if=lubuntu-12.04-desktop-powerpc.iso of=/dev/sdb

# Start PowerBook G4 USB in slot command+option+o+f  >Then boot

 boot usb0/disk@1:2,\\yaboot

# Your USB may be different than mine.    It could be usb1/disk@1:2,\\yaboot

That is how I am booting from USB (no persistent USB built yet).

nm_geo Greg