Ubuntu/Kubuntu on Mac G5.

[Eric Dunbar]

On 1/21/06, Larry Grover <lgrover at zoominternet.net> wrote:
> Brian Durant wrote:
>
> > BTW, I just joined the YDL-newbie list and they were asking about my
> > firmware version. I pointed out that I am running OS X Tiger (10.4.4)
> > but I don't know how to find out how to confirm my firmware version.  It
> > would be best if I knew what version I have before I file a bug  report,
> > right? So, how do I confirm the firmware version that my G5  is using?
>
> I'm not sure what "firmware" is supposed to mean.  If it's the machine
> model, then you can get it in linux by opening a terminal window and
> running "cat /proc/cpuinfo"), or in OSX by clicking on the blue apple
> (upper left corner), selecting "About this Mac", clicking on the "More
> Info" button and then selecting "Hardware".  My iBook is a PowerBook4,3
> and my iMac is a PowerMac8,1.
>
> Regards,
> Larry

Open Firmware is the boot code used by all PowerPC Macs (and some
older Macs); it serves the same purpose as BIOS in IBM clones. Open
Firmware has been replaced by EFI in the new i86 Core Duo Macs.

You can figure it out by following Larry's instructions to get into
the System Profiler (About this Mac... More Info).

The Open Firmware version is the "Boot ROM Version".

Eric.