Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu Xenial PPC testing on iBook G4

2016-03-26 Thread David G .
On 03/26/2016 06:41 PM, David wrote: > > > On 03/26/2016 06:26 PM, Brendan Perrine wrote: > >> I think menu -> system tools -> time and date is what allows you to change >> the time zone with a GUI in lubuntu. > > Yes, it should look a bit like this: > http://i.imgur.com/x9VAlPX.png And I

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu Xenial PPC testing on iBook G4

2016-03-26 Thread David G .
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 03/26/2016 06:26 PM, Brendan Perrine wrote: > I think menu -> system tools -> time and date is what allows you to > change the time zone with a GUI in lubuntu. Yes, it should look a bit like this: http://i.imgur.com/x9VAlPX.png The theme may

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu Xenial PPC testing on iBook G4

2016-03-26 Thread Brendan Perrine
On Sat, 26 Mar 2016 21:34:56 + Fritz Hudnut wrote: > Lu Users: > > So, while I was fiddling around with trying to get U-MATE 16 tested on the > iBook I also downloaded the Lubuntu Daily from the 23rd . . . and I burned > it to BlueRay disk After trying the MATE version, simply put, ther

[lubuntu-users] Lubuntu Xenial PPC testing on iBook G4

2016-03-26 Thread Fritz Hudnut
Lu Users: So, while I was fiddling around with trying to get U-MATE 16 tested on the iBook I also downloaded the Lubuntu Daily from the 23rd . . . and I burned it to BlueRay disk After trying the MATE version, simply put, there are "issues" . . . perhaps just too much for the low spec system.

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu Meeting Minutes 9 March 2016 (PPC testing)

2016-03-11 Thread Peter Golis
  > From: Walter Lapchynski >   * we need ppc testers for xenial!   Hello Walter, Which testing do you need? I'm runing Lubuntu 16.04 fine for now. I had detected some minor errors, some of that errors was allready reported. There was additionally detected some configuration changes after up

[lubuntu-users] Any feedback on reviving a G3 iBook PPC testing machine??

2016-01-11 Thread Fritz Hudnut
Folks: Got one of those PPC machines for testing lubuntu, iBook G3 800 MHz 346 MB > Ram . . . tried to do some basic stuff like boot a CD/DVD using the c key, > and/or the option key to boot some CD or DVD or I tried a USB drive that > way as well . . . it just bypassed and rebooted into OSX 10.2.

14.04.1 for PPC testing on iBook G4

2014-07-24 Thread Fritz Hudnut
Folks/gents/ladies: So, took a few minutes to boot the live DVD of 14.04.1 on the iBook; took awhile to get the boot parameters right to get into a good resolution GUI . . . but, in a word, "No" . . . . I think my prior post here about the testing of the 14.04 DVD has not been changed . . . . Bu

Re: PPC testing

2014-06-29 Thread Phill Whiteside
Hi, as I cannot test Mac stuff, I do have one suggestion... Get a DVD-RW disk, they're good for at least 100 re-tries and can be found at dollar / euro / pound shops nice and cheap. I have a couple of DVD-RW's to complement my CD-RW's. Making toastrs with -R disks is a little silly :) Regards, P

Re: PPC testing

2014-06-29 Thread Israel
I am not entirely sure if I have been clear enough I have successfully booted 12.04 and 14.04 from USB numerous times on two machines. the usb# depends on which USB port you are using. This is a tried and true method, and Open Firmware does support it. Open Firmware allows you to set how the co

PPC Testing . . . .

2014-06-29 Thread Fritz Hudnut
@Israel: I've got the same understanding that Anthony has mentioned, and I think I saw this on the PPC FAQ . . . that USB boot is not supported until something like > '04 units or so . . . and so after that time it would be possible and before that it would not be, etc . . . . In my case both of

Re: PPC testing

2014-06-28 Thread Israel
Hi! Thanks for the quick response! You can boot USB on PPC through Open Firmware... this worked in 14.04, and 12.04 The EFI ones (Intel Macs) do not boot from USB easily like the Open Firmware ones do... though it isn't easy like BIOS is easy... but easy for a proprietary locked-down piece of har

Re: PPC testing

2014-06-28 Thread Anthony Hoppe
I do not believe booting via USB is supported by Apple PPC firmware, period. I don't have much experience with installing Linux on PPC hardware, but I do know that with Mac OS you can only boot via FireWire. Hope this helps! On Jun 28, 2014 7:37 PM, "Israel" wrote: > Has anyone tried booting th

PPC testing

2014-06-28 Thread Israel
Has anyone tried booting this as a USB yet? For some reason, I am completely unable to boot it. I have been trying various open firmware commands, but it simply cannot boot. I downloaded the Alpha the other day, with no success on booting. I zsynced it today and MD5SUM'd it. So... here is the prob

RE: Lubuntu 13.04 PPC Testing - Now Clarify Netboot Testing

2013-04-08 Thread Str8bs
booting/installing from that? Thanks From: Jackson Doak [mailto:doak.jack...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 3:51 PM To: Str8bs Cc: Lubuntu Subject: Re: Lubuntu 13.04 PPC Testing always try and test the latest image, it's good to have a tester. could you try netboot too. On Sun,

Re: Lubuntu 13.04 PPC Testing

2013-04-06 Thread Jackson Doak
gt; Thank you. > > ** ** > > *From:* Phill Whiteside [mailto:phi...@vpolink.com] > *Sent:* Saturday, April 06, 2013 3:57 PM > *To:* Str8bs > *Cc:* lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > *Subject:* Re: Lubuntu 13.04 PPC Testing > > ** ** > > Hi, > >

RE: Lubuntu 13.04 PPC Testing

2013-04-06 Thread Str8bs
fic to PPC users. Would this mailing list be the appropriate place to present those? Thank you. From: Phill Whiteside [mailto:phi...@vpolink.com] Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 3:57 PM To: Str8bs Cc: lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: Re: Lubuntu 13.04 PPC Testing Hi, there

Re: Lubuntu 13.04 PPC Testing

2013-04-06 Thread Phill Whiteside
Hi, there was not a beta-1 release of PPC-alternate (just as there is not one for beta-2). Once the dailies start to rebuild, please feel free to test (and get others to test). Lubuntu would love to have both -desktop and -alternate out for very architecture we support; this can only happen if peo

Re: Lubuntu 13.04 PPC Testing

2013-04-06 Thread Jackson Doak
always try and test the latest image, it's good to have a tester. could you try netboot too. On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 6:49 AM, Str8bs wrote: > Greetings, > > Phil mentioned in the forum that beta1 was missed. I'm not familiar > with how the release schedule works. > Does this mean testing PPC 13.

Lubuntu 13.04 PPC Testing

2013-04-06 Thread Str8bs
Greetings, Phil mentioned in the forum that beta1 was missed. I'm not familiar with how the release schedule works. Does this mean testing PPC 13.04 beta 1 alternate would be a waste of time? When installing on older (G3) hardware, I usually prefer the alternate due to they usually also have low r