CD Drive Issue Installing on iMac G5
Hiya everyone,
I'm a total newbie to Linux/Debian and I'm trying to install Sarge on
my iMac G5. I'm getting past the initial installer screens, setting
the language, country, keyboard, etc. HOWEVER, just before it attempts
to run the rest of the installer of the CD it comes up with an error
claiming it cannot locate the CD drive. It asks me to locate the
driver (I think) but I wouldn't know where to point it.
I have no idea what to do - but this must be a common problem with
hardware that is as generic as Apple's. Can anyone help?
These are my computer specs in brief:
Hardware Overview:
Machine Name: iMac G5
Machine Model: PowerMac8,1
CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (3.0)
Number Of CPUs: 1
CPU Speed: 1.8 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 1.5 GB
Bus Speed: 600 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.2.2f4
And this the CD drive specs in detail:
MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-825:
Firmware Revision: DBN7
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipped/Supported)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -RW, +R, +RW
Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes
Burn Underrun Protection DVD: Yes
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
Media:
Media Type: CD-ROM
Blank: No
Erasable: No
Overwritable: No
Appendable: No
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