Loading linux in a Tangerine iBook

I have a Tangerine iBook with 288 meg of ram (256 + 32 on board) and a 6 gb hard drive. I have installed Ubuntu 7.04 on my iBook. Linux is somewhat functional. Don't have all the functions and comes up with error messages that cannot find all of the modules during boot. Has anyone was able to load Ubuntu 7.04 or earlier or use another linux with their clamshell iBook? I am not new to linux. I have Ubuntu 7.04 on my Pentium notebook it is functioning good.

I tried Ubuntu Version 6 and it worked without problems.
You can try Yellow dog linux which works well on the PowerPC Platform.
http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/support/hardware/breakdown/

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Choosing language for the OS using CD provided with tangerine ibook

Hello,
I have a french tangerine ibook running in french (macos 8.6) and I would like to know if it is possible to reinstall it in english using the CDs provided with the ibook.
Thank you in advance for your help,
Anthony.

Thank you for your answer (although I was hoping for another one).
I just called the apple store and apple tech support and they both told me that neither mac os 8.6 nor 9.x were sold, and that it was not available for download.
So I have to buy a used english copy of mac os 8.6 or 9.x for my old ibook.
Fortunately, I have an adress in the US where I can have it shipped. So I looked on Ebay to find the CDs, and I can only find macos 8.6 for iMAC, not ibook. The name of the CDs are : "iMac Software Install SSW version 8.6" and "iMac Software Restore SSW version 8.6". Of course the restore CD would be of no use for me, but is the install CD a standard mac os 8.6 that includes all the drivers for my ibook ?
Do I have to specifically look for ibook CDs ?
I'm also considering installing a linux (like yellow dog linux), although I'd rather give the ibook with macos on it as the person I'll give it to is not very "computer litterate"... Could you advise me a light distribution of linux, as user friendly as possible ?
Anthony.

Old Composite Video cable (Tangerine iBook) not compatible with Video iPod

I discovered a little surprise.
Despite being exactly identical on both ends of the cable, an old Apple Composite Video cable, originally purchased for a Tangerine iBook, is not compatible with Video iPod.
Anybody confirms such situation, or is it just my Video iPod with a faulty video output?
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Gerardo
The cable may look the same but it's wired differently. Please see this for more info :
http://www.tuaw.com/2005/11/01/how-to-convert-an-ibook-av-cable-to-an-ipod-av-ca ble/
regards
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Putting new parts in a Tangerine ibook?

I have a question. I have an old Tangerine G3 ibook that I put away when I had bought a Dual USB ibook. The logic board died on the dual USB ibook....so, I stated up the old Tangerine and installed it with OsX. I've already replaced the memory from the other ibook to the tangerine.
Now my question is....can the 700mhz processor and 20GB harddrive from the dead ibook, be switched into the Tangerine ibook? And if it can be done....how hard would that be? I do see the harddrive, under the keyboard, in the tangerine, but I don't see the harddrive in the dead one.

Putting a new hard drive in a Clamshell iBook is not easy:
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/iBook-G3-Clamshell/49
So it would be better to put a complete new harddrive in your iBook because it is possible that your old 20GB drive will not last long....
The Clamshell processor is soldered to the logicboard.
The only way to upgrade the processor is to put a complete logicboard pulled from a 366 or 466MHz firewire Clamshell into the Tangerine.
I did this upgrade for my daughter for better performance and DVD movies. The 300MHZ iBooks have no firewire, therefor you have to drill a new hole into the bottom case.
The Clamshell's elder brother, the PowerBook G3 Pismo was the last one with a removable processor card. Third party upgrade cards provided more speed or a faster G4 processor.

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How do I load PDF from email to iBooks?

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Tangerine iBook won't boot

My cousin has a Tangerine iBook, and she noticed today that it won't boot. She says the power indicator light ring around the power port isn't lighting up anymore, so I am guessing fried motherboard or the power adapter has gone bad. Does this make sense or are there other things I should be looking for? Thanks!

Try a different power adapter. Maybe one of your friends has a clamshell or a black G3 PowerBook.
It is a known issue that the cable connection between the yoyo power adapter near the plug breaks easily after some years of use - so don't give up too soon.
Next thing would be the DC-in board.
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/iBook-G3-Clamshell/DC-In-Board/49/12/Page-1
When the plug goes in and out a thousand times it looses its contact and needs to be resoldered.
Sometimes the DC-in board is fried and the logicboard is still working.

Can I Go Wireless With this Tangerine iBook?

I would like to connect to the Internet in coffee houses, etc, using the wireless connection..... Can I do that with this old tangerine iBook?
If so, how? What will I need? (And how much will it cost me?) Is it complicated to hook it all up? I am not the most computer savvy person in the world....
Thanks for the info!!!

Yeah, I've got a blueberry iBook right here... like they've said, all you need to do is slide an AirPort card into the slot underneath the keyboard, plug in the antenna, and you're good to go onto any 802.11b or 802.11g (at B speeds, though) network. AirPort Extreme isn't supported on this iBook, though, but that's no big deal.
In order to use AirPort, you'll need Mac OS X. You can use it under Mac OS 9.0 and higher if you install the AirPort software from the install CD.

Updating tangerine iBook?

hi,
i realize that this is a very common question, but upon reading through a lot of the posts i couldn't find anything that completely/clearly answered my questions.
basically, i would like a laptop computer as it's a bit of a fight for the family computer and i will be attending university next year.
i don't have a big budget (i hardly have a budget at all, in honesty) and so i was wondering about the possibility of updating a tangerine ibook that has been sitting unused for a couple of years.
the initial issue with the ibook is that the power cable is extremely unsafe and sparking, but i have done some googling and i can buy a new one fairly cheaply, as with a new battery.
however, i was wondering exactly what else i would have to buy/do in order to upgrade to os x? how much would this roughly cost and could i achieve it on my own (i don't have much experience with computers in a technical aspect)?
also, is there any alternative to buying an original airport card?
thanks!

Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions.
I always recommend Crucial for RAM in the UK as they have good Mac support and guarantee it will work! You should install a 512Mb SODIMM for a 544/576Mb total which should keep OS X happy.
The hard disk will be a real tight squeeze if it's the original 3.2GB that you have once OS X is installed.
See this recent post on 2.5inch drives.
The Wireless bridge is probably the best way to go as Duane says however there are cases where user's have butchered their iBooks and a 3rd party card - not for the faint of heart (thanks Troy Enn for the link)!
mrtotes

ILife '04 or iLife '05 for tangerine iBook?

I am going to install Panther on my tangerine iBook (300 MHZ G3 processor, 288 MB Ram, 30 gig hard drive), and I was wondering if I would be better of installing iLife '04 or iLife '05 (after I've upgraded to Panther)? I am not too techie with computers, but I've been reading that this old iBook might not be able to handle many of those iLife applications.... How do the system requirements for the two iLife's differ? Will I have to do anything special to install iLife - either version - (besides plugging in an external DVD drive)....?
Any input would be appreciated....
Thanks!

Hi Olivia,
This iBook was intended for use in word, processing, database type functions, preparing documents and still shot presentations, as well as having "in the field" internet capabilities through its internal modem and Airport Card option.
It still fulfills those functions quite well, albeit a little more slowly than later models.
It was never intended for audio or video editing (which is what Garage Band and iMovie do respectively). Moreover, its inability to drive a DVD properly is a serious impediment to these sorts of activities.
For movie making, the OS 9 version of Final Cut Pro or iMovie would probably function, but you wouldn't be able to get stuff on and off the computer easily unless you were hooked in via Firewire to a network that included appropriate other computers.
For these applications to work, you would have to boot up in OS 9 - Classic won't support them.
I don't know what music making software was around for OS 9. Maybe try googling for it.
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Which OSX for my tangerine iBook?

I have an old tangerine iBook, with 300 MHZ G3 processor.
It has 288 MB of Ram & a 30 GB hard drive.
I think this is the P1 (original) iBook.... Is that right?
I would like to know which OSX would work best on this computer... Jaguar? Panther? Tiger?
I am a newbie, so don't be too techie with me!
Thanks for the advice...!!!!

Hi Olivia,
That's exactly what I have done with my daughter's Tangerine iBook - started off with a standard Panther installation and have kept the system current in every way up to 10.3.9.
She has no problems with her computer, it runs fine.
You would only need XPostFacto if you tried to install Tiger on your iBook, but why bother - Panther is quite adequate. Most of the new Tiger goodies are inaccessible to these iBooks because of hardware limitations anyway.
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I'm having trouble loading new .pdf's into iBooks.

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MDM Not Able To Load Linux Kernel Images Larger Than 32MB?

Hi All,
I've been building linux initramfs images for use with a Kintex7 (KC705) running a MicroBlaze processor and have been running into an issue with loading the images using the MicroBlaze Debug Module. It seems the system won’t boot if the image is larger than 32 MB. Unfortunately, my use case requires all application code to be contained in the kernel image and I won't have local non-volatile to boot from.
Some key factors:
Petalinux 2014.4
FPGA image built using Vivado 2014.4 on Windows 7
1GB RAM on KC705
Loading images using TCL script on XMD on Windows 7
As an example, I built an image that would fit within the 32 byte "limit" and booted it with no issues:
Image Type: MicroBlaze Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
Data Size: 31035828 Bytes = 30308.43 kB = 29.60 MB
MicroBlaze Processor Configuration :
Version............................9.4
Optimization.......................Performance
Interconnect.......................AXI-LE
MMU Type...........................Full_MMU
No of PC Breakpoints...............1
No of Read Addr/Data Watchpoints...0
No of Write Addr/Data Watchpoints..0
Instruction Cache Support..........on
Instruction Cache Base Address.....0x80000000
Instruction Cache High Address.....0xbfffffff
Data Cache Support.................on
Data Cache Base Address............0x80000000
Data Cache High Address............0xbfffffff
Exceptions Support................on
FPU Support.......................off
Hard Divider Support...............on
Hard Multiplier Support............on - (Mul64)
Barrel Shifter Support.............on
MSR clr/set Instruction Support....on
Compare Instruction Support........on
PVR Supported......................on
PVR Configuration Type.............Full
Data Cache Write-back Support......off
Fault Tolerance Support............off
Stack Protection Support...........off
Connected to "mb" target. id = 0
Starting GDB server for "mb" target (id = 0) at TCP port no 1234
System Reset .... DONE
Downloading Program -- simpleImage.mb
section, .text: 0x80000000-0x802a2b27
section, .init.text: 0x80359000-0x803727a3
section, .init.ivt: 0x803749c0-0x803749e7
section, .note.gnu.build-id: 0x00000000-0x00000023
section, __fdt_blob: 0x802a2b28-0x802aab27
section, .rodata&colon; 0x802ab000-0x8032085f
section, __ksymtab: 0x80320860-0x803254f7
section, __ksymtab_gpl: 0x803254f8-0x80327f17
section, __ksymtab_strings: 0x80327f18-0x803380f6
section, __param: 0x803380f8-0x80338417
section, __modver: 0x80338418-0x80338fff
section, __ex_table: 0x80339000-0x8033a59f
section, .sdata2: 0x8033a5a0-0x8033afff
section, .data&colon; 0x8033b000-0x8035809f
section, .init.data&colon; 0x803727a4-0x803749bf
section, .init.setup: 0x803749e8-0x80374cdb
section, .initcall.init: 0x80374cdc-0x80374fa3
section, .con_initcall.init: 0x80374fa4-0x80374fab
section, .init.ramfs: 0x80374fac-0x81d991b3
section, .bss: 0x81d9a000-0x81dabb7b
Then, I added a 10MB random file (created using dd from /dev/urandom) to the same rootfs and tried booting again unsuccessfully:
Image Type: MicroBlaze Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
Data Size: 41521588 Bytes = 40548.43 kB = 39.60 MB
MicroBlaze Processor Configuration :
Version............................9.4
Optimization.......................Performance
Interconnect.......................AXI-LE
MMU Type...........................Full_MMU
No of PC Breakpoints...............1
No of Read Addr/Data Watchpoints...0
No of Write Addr/Data Watchpoints..0
Instruction Cache Support..........on
Instruction Cache Base Address.....0x80000000
Instruction Cache High Address.....0xbfffffff
Data Cache Support.................on
Data Cache Base Address............0x80000000
Data Cache High Address............0xbfffffff
Exceptions Support................on
FPU Support.......................off
Hard Divider Support...............on
Hard Multiplier Support............on - (Mul64)
Barrel Shifter Support.............on
MSR clr/set Instruction Support....on
Compare Instruction Support........on
PVR Supported......................on
PVR Configuration Type.............Full
Data Cache Write-back Support......off
Fault Tolerance Support............off
Stack Protection Support...........off
Connected to "mb" target. id = 0
Starting GDB server for "mb" target (id = 0) at TCP port no 1234
System Reset .... DONE
Downloading Program -- simpleImage.mb
section, .text: 0x80000000-0x802a2b27
section, .init.text: 0x80359000-0x803727a3
section, .init.ivt: 0x803749c0-0x803749e7
section, .note.gnu.build-id: 0x00000000-0x00000023
section, __fdt_blob: 0x802a2b28-0x802aab27
section, .rodata&colon; 0x802ab000-0x8032085f
section, __ksymtab: 0x80320860-0x803254f7
section, __ksymtab_gpl: 0x803254f8-0x80327f17
section, __ksymtab_strings: 0x80327f18-0x803380f6
section, __param: 0x803380f8-0x80338417
section, __modver: 0x80338418-0x80338fff
section, __ex_table: 0x80339000-0x8033a59f
section, .sdata2: 0x8033a5a0-0x8033afff
section, .data&colon; 0x8033b000-0x8035809f
section, .init.data&colon; 0x803727a4-0x803749bf
section, .init.setup: 0x803749e8-0x80374cdb
section, .initcall.init: 0x80374cdc-0x80374fa3
section, .con_initcall.init: 0x80374fa4-0x80374fab
section, .init.ramfs: 0x80374fac-0x827991b3
section, .bss: 0x8279a000-0x827abb7b
I've also tried the same test with a plain Petalinux image and none of my application code or other customizations to rule out a configuration issue. Additionally, I've tried updating Vivado to 2015.2 and rebuilding the FPGA image, also with no success.
FYI, here is the TCL script used to load the images:
fpga -f system_top.bit
connect mb mdm
after 2000
dow simpleImage.mb
con
disconnect 0
I've done a bunch of research on initramfs and haven't seen anything that points to a size limit (except as it relates to RAM size). Anyone have an idea what's going on?
Thanks!
-Nick

Some additional information:
When the system fails to boot, there is no error message displayed either on the XMD window or the linux console output. The console remains blank.
I have been able to add random files to the ramdisk that do not push the size over the 32MB boundary and the system successfully boots.

Where to down load linux for free

I am new to linux. I would like to install Linux and oracle on my pc to study unix scripting. Where can I obtain free copy of linux?
Thanks very much!

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