[Ham-Mac] imac g3, mac os 9, and linux

[Carl Menne]

Jonathan Thawley wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have an imac G3 that i did some upgrade to with the memory and hard 
> drive and I have tried to install Linux on it and have failed 
> miserably... I've tried about 4 different flavors to no avail...  I'm 
> so sick of trying I'm about to toss this perfectly good computer out 
> the door. I was trying to put it together for my 3.5 year old 
> daughter...  I'm willing to try installing Linux one for time if 
> someone would guide me through the process....
>
> If it fails again I think I will just get a copy of the latest version 
> of Mac OS 9... which i think is 9.2.1  Does anyone know where i can 
> get a copy for a reasonable price?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jonathan
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 I installed ubuntu on G3 iMac;be sure to have enough memory at least 
256 meg ram,try  one of the earlier distributions like ubuntu 6 or 7 for 
ppc.
 Boot from the ubuntu CD and choose languages ,etc. as asked;at one 
point the computer will appear to freeze  but the software is checking 
your system or something,it will visually resume after 15 minutes or so 
and  proceed with the install.I don't quite know why the long delay;but 
that's how mine acted.After that it worked fine .