[Cialug] Lightweight linux for video on imac g4

[Mathew Phillips]

Actually that's what i ended up doing. I have a 10.4 disc that installed
fine on it. Can't even really use the most updated browser I could get on
it. But it does play plain jane dvds without a problem.

On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Bryan Baker <ka_klick at mac.com> wrote:

> Um, if you just want to watch DVDs on it, why not just put a supported
> version of OSX on it?
> 1ghz g4 iMac should do 10.5.x - I have an 800mhz one that's running it OK,
> though it's not officially acceptable on that machine.
> Heresy I know, but for the task, you're better off w/ an OS that has
> already worked for the task (and you won't have to break any laws to play a
> DVD in OSX).
>
>
> Changing out the default stick would be tricky - those models had 1 stick
> you had to rip the world apart to get to and one "user accessible" stick
> that was a Small Outline (SO) DIMM. My guess is that it may have 256k sticks
> in both slots. If you do decide to go for it be VERY careful of the thermal
> paste - they didn't leave any room in that dome, so there's a lot of heat
> buildup if you don't get that put back together right.
>
> On Mar 28, 2011, at 6:42 PM, Mathew Phillips wrote:
> > I recently acquired an imac g4.
> >
> > 1 ghz ppc
> > 512 mb RAM
> > dvd drive
> > 17" screen
> >
> > It's not really powerful enough to run the newer versions of Ubuntu. I
> installed 10.10 on it this morning and I'm getting 80-90% cpu usage just for
> xorg with no apps running. I'm thinking about trying to find a 1gig stick of
> ram to boost that a little. But with a 17" monitor it would be great for
> turning into a dvd player or tv tuner with a usb card. What distro would you
> guys recommend that's lightweight enough to play dvd's and stream tv without
> hogging up all the cpu on the OS itself?
> > I realize it might be a lost cause but I'm not electrical engineering
> material so I don't think id feel comfortable trying to rip out the monitor
> and use it by itself (or even if its possible).
> >
> > Matt
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