Dec 20, 2014 the powerbook g4 uses a powerpc chip, which limits your choices a lot in addition to the limited system memory. Buying a powerbook g4, dan knight, the book page, 11801. The powerbook g4 the last professional apple notebook series to use the powerpc processor shipped from 2001 until 2006. Sep 21, 2016 when you install ubuntu onto a newworld apple macintosh powerpc g3, g4 or g5 computer you can choose to boot between two or more operating systems. Universal serial bus usb 38 firewire 40 pc cards 42. Okay, so in a couple of weeks my ibook g4 12 is going to arrive, it has a 30gb hard drive and 256mb of ram. I have several versions of ubuntu for ppc already on my hard drive, but would there be a way of booting a mounted iso file from a usb drive through openfirmware or something. The powerbook g4 titanium dvdrom update improves support for the insertion and mounting of optical media. Some latemodel powerbook g4s dont seem to be able to boot from usb, but i havent tested that much, to see if something else was going on that might be. Plug in the usb device where you have copied your bootable system to i do. Not sure if this is the right place for posting this, but i recently got my hands on a 17 powerbook g4 with a wiped hard drive.
How to install hardware upgrades in the powerbook g4 ti. I want to install leopard but the only way i have to install it is from a bootable usb drive. For this, and for the purpose of creating the usb installer, you can use any mac. If you are using the older powermac g4 machines, the usb fat32 partition size might need to be limited to 250mb. Getting the revival on for your powerpc mac running linux what you need to get started depends on what type of optical drive you have in your g4 or g5based powerbook or mac.
Apple powerbook g4 specs all powerbook g4 technical specs. I finally managed to boot from usb using open firmare black magic. Can i install off the usb instead of the disc drive. The cd rom has some issues so i decided to go with a usb install. Im trying to install leopard via usb because optical drive is apparently broken. I got to step 4 and my ibook g4 started booting leopard install from my. The powerbook g4 was replaced by the macbook pro series. The usb stick is not compatible with the openfirmware. Between 2001 and 2002, the powerbook was made with a titanium body, a translucent black keyboard, a frontmounted slotloading drive, and a 15. Powerbook6,2, g4 12inch dvi 1ghz, m9007, a1010, emc 1986. All apple power macintosh systems up to and including the g4 use processors supported by this kernel. If you have never used a powerbook or are new to macintosh computers, read this. Boot up from your system installation disk by inserting the disk and holding down the c key, and hitting the start button. Booting your ibook g4 from a usb stick ben collins.
Apple powerbook g4 firmware for mac free download and. Most g4 models will not boot to anything other than the internal drives or an external drive connected by firewire, i. When you install ubuntu onto a newworld apple macintosh powerpc g3, g4 or g5 computer you can choose to boot between two or more operating systems. Your powerbook has been designed so that you can set it up quickly and start using it right away. Solved old powerbook g4 wont boot from any install disc.
The powerbook is already running ubuntu, but the previous owner had pulled the power half way through an update, so, its pretty much ruined. It was the first laptop to use the powerpc g3 ppc740750 series of microprocessors, and was marketed as the fastest laptop in the world for its entire production run. Mac powerbook g4 needs latest os, will the install. I dont have access to any system running os x so i cant use disk utility to create an install usb. The original tiger install disc doesnt have drivers for the latest ibook or powerbook g4. My optical drive does not work anymore, so this is how i install os x on my machine. These models tend to have usb ports but no floppy drive. Hold down the c button while booting to boot from the cd. Powerbook g4 titanium but while the 12 and 17 powerbooks included all the latest interface, processor, and bus improvements, the tibook was left to languish with last years technology. If you cant use unetbootin because your system is out of date, instead of using unetbootinor similar packaged make a bootable usb toolsyou can. Getting started with your powerbook g4 apple support.
Hii, i have a powerbook g4 i wanna install an another using a usb drive how needing hellp please. May 11, 2016 im trying to boot an old powerbook g4 macbook to do a clean install. On ibook g4 macines this means booting into openfirmware and running a command like this. But the builtin cdrom drive is no longer functioning. Powerbook new hard drive install i am going to be upgrading my pwrbook g4 notebook from an 80gb to a 320gb hard drive. I have a powerbook g4 12 on which i want to install linux. If you are using mac os x you must boot from a local. Today, just for fun, i rebooted my powerbook g4 with the usb drive connected. I have a friend in need of getting a powerbook g4 into working condition. It was built later by freescale, after motorola spun off its.
All use either titanium or aluminum case designs that were thin for their day. After installation is not enabled the wifi is needed to install b43fwcutter. So i have another powerbook g4, it is 12 model with 1ghz g4, first with usb 2. I just got the machine and the drive does make usual sounds on bootup but it seems that something is blocking discs, they. The dvdrom update places new firmware on the apple dvdrom drive installed in powerbook. I made a live usb stick of the os x install disc this way. As another option, im considering buying an external firewire dvddrive to boot and install linux on the powerbook. Apple powerbook powerpc g4 laptops for sale in stock ebay. Can i install the operating system in the external usb and boot from there. I recently had to install leopard on a friends powerbook g4 using only a usb drive because the internal dvd was busted.
Which linux version works perfectly with my powerbook g4 15. After installation the the graphic mode configuration is very leasy. I have several versions of ubuntu for ppc already on my hard drive, but would there be a way of booting a mounted iso file from a. Prepare the usb stick as described in step 2 and retry. The powerbook g4 runs on the riscbased powerpc g4 processor, designed by the aim appleibmmotorola development alliance and initially produced by motorola. The problem is that i learned that powerbook g4 does not accept usb booting, but i know you can install an os directly from your computer using software like unetbootin, but i have problems with software because of the mac. The powerbook g3 is a series of laptop macintosh personal computers designed, manufactured and sold by apple computer, inc. But you cant install os x onto a usb from your install disk. Once you get the installer going it is pretty standard and simple. Apr 23, 2014 i should also mention that i installed mac os x 10. Make sure you have at least 512 mgs of ram look at the ram in the slot add that to the 256 mg thats built into the logic board to see if you have enough to install 10. Im trying to boot an old powerbook g4 macbook to do a clean install. I bought three and all of them ended up being the original release. I think it has mac osx installed and the previous owner may have had some security measures installed.
The powerbook g4 runs on the risc based powerpc g4 processor, designed by the aim apple ibm motorola development alliance and initially produced by motorola. The powerpc version of mint hasnt been updated in years, but heres a link to the communitymaintained ubuntu powerpc port. I got to step 4 and my ibook g4 started booting leopard install from my usb thumb drive and it went way faster than the dvd i had been trying. Powerbook new hard drive install apple ios os help fix. Install an os on powerbook g4 using usb d apple community.
I would love to change it to ubuntu but the last time i tried it wouldnt register the disc. I dont have access to any system running os x so i. Heres why im ordering one, and how im configuring it. Install on a ppc mac from an external usb drive authored by. Owc install videos powerbook g4 owcs stepbystep videos of how to install memory and a hard drive in the apple powerbook g4 titanium with model id.
Install on a ppc mac from an external usb drive mac. Oct 04, 2012 installing ubuntu on powerbook g4 osx 10. Can i boot a ubuntu live install iso from a usb key on my. Feb 10, 20 usb installs are pretty tricky with the powerbook. How to install mac osx from usb on a powerpc powerbook g4.
After at least eight hours of reading and experimenting, i managed to boot openbsd installer from usb stick. Which linux version works perfectly with my powerbook g4. The powerbook g4 is a series of notebook computers manufactured, marketed, and sold by apple computer, inc. To get the longest running time from your powerbook battery, let the battery run down during the. After doing a lot of research and trying out some hints, finally i could install mac os x 10.
In addition no installers were created to run from anything other than optical discs. Resolved installing tiger by usb on wiped powerbook g4. After reading instructions on how to install i loaded the disk and restarted, holding down c to boot the disk. I should also mention that i installed mac os x 10. The g5s are the fastest nonintel macs, but the g4s might be more popular. Installing tiger by usb on wiped powerbook g4 macrumors forums. Revive a powerpc mac running linux the mac observer. Installing new os on powerbook g4 without usb key or cd super. I popped my os 9 cd in the cdrom drive and cannot get to any screen where it allows me to boot from the cd. There is great information on usb booting on the ubuntupowerpc wiki if you want more detail. Getting started with your powerbook g4 includes setup, expansion, and troubleshooting. Apple powerbook g4 dvdrom for mac free download and. The powerbook g4 uses a powerpc chip, which limits your choices a lot in addition to the limited system memory.
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