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Re: Fwd: lubuntu powerpc desktop 20120928 SUCCESS
On the Radeon Powerbook yep.
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On Oct 1, 2012 3:18 PM, "Phill Whiteside" <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> hiyas,
>
> Can you give a "test this" and confirm if it works. As you are more than
> aware, if I am to approach an up stream group then all the individual 'I
> got it to work for my computer' means exactly zero. What is required is a
> fix that works for all.
>
> PPC is running out of time, you have 'fixes' but I really need details
> that are generic. For that I do really ask that you do concentrate on the
> generic instructions. There is no way that thirty different ISOs will be
> released. I do ask that you all concentrate on the issues for the two
> graphics cards.
>
> Regards,
>
> Phill.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Greg Faith <gregfaith@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 29 September 2012 05:47
> Subject: [Lubuntu-qa] lubuntu powerpc desktop 20120928 SUCCESS
> To: lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> Finally got a Live USB to have good graphics and clean dialog boxes
> for the install.
>
> Here were my steps:
>
> zsync today's iso..
>
> Placed the iso on the USB with dd command
>
> sudo dd if=quantal-desktop-powerpc.iso of=/dev/sdb
>
> Got into OpenFirmware with Power-Option-Apple-O-F all at pretty much same
> time.
>
> Addressed USB with > boot usb0/@1:2,\\yaboot
>
> selected L (small l)
>
> at yaboot boot: live video=radeonfb:1024x768-32@60
>
> No nasty dithered graphics live or on reboot either...
>
> Greg nm_geo
>
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