Re: Ubuntu live CD - nervous!

From: jim bob and joe bob (wheatbread_at_milo.corn)
Date: 06/01/05 

Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2005 08:00:37 -0500

Nearly Normal Jimmy wrote:
> In article <1gwqvjg.ygqvfm1we0g40N%j.simon@jsvdw.freeserve.co.uk>, J.
> Simon van der Walt <j.simon@jsvdw.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>>What should actually happen when you boot from an Ubuntu live CD? Pismo,
>>Ubuntu warty, burned from .iso using Toast Ti 5.2. Put the cd in,
>>alt-booted to get into OpenFirmware. Sure enough, see penguin icon.
>>Selected that, then screen went dark grey with seven or eight vertical
>>bands. These just sat there for a looong time getting gradually
>>darker...
>>
>>... at which point I crapped out thinking 'oh no, Linux is frying my
>>display', and turned it off. Should I have just waited? Or what should
>>happen?
>>
>>Ta,
>
>
>
> i d/l the live Ubuntu iso and burned it to disc using Toast Titanium 6.
> loaded the disc into the drive (this is on a 400 MHz Blue and White)
> and restarted while holding the c key down.
>
> everything worked as it should have, booted into Ubuntu. worked fine,
> though sluggish because of running off the CD rather than HD, i guess.
>
> fully functional, logged onto the web, tried out other features, no
> problems.
>
> sorry, i don't have enough knowledge of linux to help you, but it
> worked for me, so maybe there's hope for you.
>
> As someone said, check and see if your machine is supported.
>
> Jim
I too wonder if your machine is supported. I have had no success with
my beige G3 which I think may be contemporary with your pismo. I was
able to get the i386 version to boot and partially install on an old
pentium mmx box but the serial mouse was not recognized. I had little
choice but to power down and start over. Ubuntu, being a relative
newcomer, Seems to not support some of the older hardware. You might
want to try a Debian release or some other flavor entirely. There are
live cds for some other flavors if you prefer to go that route.
kk

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