Kubuntu and Yaboot on PPC Problems...

[andydude117]

Ok, so like most other people posting in this section, I have to say, I am also a "n00b" when it comes to linux. I've played around with live cds and such, but I want to learn more so I'm gonna install it on my PowerMac G5 (Dual-boot).

I have chosen to start with Kubuntu, becase I like KDE better than Gnome, and I heard Ubuntu is pretty easy to use. (Keep in mind that I'm just starting out, and I'm not gonna use like Slackware or something). Everytime I post something about linux in other forums, they say something like, "Bah, don't start with Ubuntu, that's for wimps!" Yeah, yeah, I AM A WIMP!

So, I partitioned my external 300GB firewire drive into three parts: 5 gigs for my ext3 filesystem, 5 gigs for my booting thing, and the rest for OS X.

I get to the part where it says "installing yaboot" or something, and it says it failed. I click ok, and go to the next step, but when I restart, it just goes into OS X, no yaboot.

I have no idea what I'm doing wrong here. Any help would be greatly appreciated, and I thank you for your time.

-Andy

 

[macdude425]

yaboot only requires about 900kb of space for a bootloader, so 5GB is superflous for that. Are you sure the CD is good? Check the MD5 sum on the ISO image to ensure it is.

 

[andydude117]

How do I check the MD5 sum?

 

[Dark_Sniper*]

The site you downloaded it from should have it right next to it to check the numbers.

 

[andydude117]

Ah, ok, yea, I checked it and it matches.