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Hi,
I can get a very cheap Ibook G4 thats got the presure fault with the logic bord.
I was wandering if i can run xp on there once i got it working. Know what the fault is and how to fix it. I'd like to run XP on there
Spec is the 12'' combo drive
http://support.apple.com/specs/ibook/iBook_G4_Early_2004.html
Fixxxer
10-17-2007, 05:38 AM
Hi, Pete.
The iBookG4 has an IBM PowerPC processor. Is not an x86 processor, so it can't run XP. :(
[XC] mysticmerlin
10-17-2007, 10:10 AM
only way to run xp on there is through a VM ontop of OS X
Still it is a very good lappy if you run Mac OS on it :up:
Umm idealy i'd want to run xp and not have to use anything eles. What about Mandriva (linux thing)
[XC] mysticmerlin
10-17-2007, 01:04 PM
Umm idealy i'd want to run xp and not have to use anything eles. What about Mandriva (linux thing)
Mac OS X is BSD based so might as well run it over Linux. Still has the shell and all.
koola
10-17-2007, 04:33 PM
No chance of running XP on it unless you use vmware.
OSX is based on unix and so is linux. Either will run good, but OSX is the preffered choice :)
Moto7451
10-18-2007, 08:26 PM
If you prefer linux linux then Yellow Dog (YDL) and Mandrake both have PPC variants. I'd recommend YDL over Mandrake since it's updated more often (i.e. more than twice per decade).
[XC] ruane
10-19-2007, 01:25 AM
Ubuntu also has a PPC version :) XP is impossible though:(