Re: Installing Debian on a PowerMac G5

[Dennis Clarke <dclarke@blastwave.org>]

On 4/11/20 3:52 PM, roberto.guardato wrote:
> Hi Christian,
> you can temporarily refer to the guide published here 
> https://forum.powerprogress.org/d/15-debian-10-updated-installation-images-for-debian-ports-2019-11-22 
> <https://forum.powerprogress.org/d/15-debian-10-updated-installation-images-for-debian-ports-2019-11-22> 
> to complete the installation.


That guide sort of doesn't work.

The iso image at 
http://repo.powerprogress.org/debian/install/current/debian-10.0-ppc64-NETINST-1.iso 
 wwill  boot to the grub 2.04-4 menu and then sit there doing nothing. 
Also the fans begin to roar neatly.

Running "ls" at the grub command prompt will list a pile of device paths 
but none of that makes much sense.

I will try a different PowerMac G5 but maybe what I need is a very 
different netinst booatable iso image.  No idea.

Also, wow, the fans really do roar.

Dennis