Bug#274579: sarge d-i rc2 install on Beige G3
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: 1 Oct 04
http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sid_d-i/powerpc/pre-rc2/
uname -a: Linux Apollo 2.6.8-powerpc #1 Tue Sep 14 00:15:52 CEST 2004
ppc GNU/Linux
Date: 2Oct04 13:50 BST (UK)
Method: Net install Boot using BootX - RAM disk image copied from CD
into System Folder http://ftp.uk.debian.org
Proxied=no
Machine: Apple G3 - Beige
Processor: 267MHz
Memory: 96MB
Root Device: QUANTUM FIREBALL SE4.3A
Root Size/partition table:
/dev/hda1 Apple_partition_map Apple 63 @ 1 ( 31.5k) Partition map
/dev/hda2 Apple_Driver_ATA Macintosh 54 @ 64 ( 27.0k) Unknown
/dev/hda3 Apple_Driver_ATA Macintosh 74 @ 118 ( 37.0k) Unknown
/dev/hda4 Apple_Driver_IOKit Macintosh 512 @ 192 (256.0k) Unknown
/dev/hda5 Apple_Patches Patch Partition 512 @ 704 (256.0k) Unknown
/dev/hda6 Apple_HFS untitled 703993 @ 1216 (343.7M) HFS
/dev/hda7 Apple_Bootstrap / 292969 @ 705209 (143.1M) NewWorld bootblock
/dev/hda8 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 /usr 2888672 @ 998178 ( 1.4G) Linux native
/dev/hda9 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 /var 1210938 @ 3886850 (591.3M) Linux native
/dev/hda10 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 /tmp 216797 @ 5097788 (105.9M) Linux native
/dev/hda11 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 /home 2677735 @ 5314585 ( 1.3G) Linux native
/dev/hda12 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 swap 426496 @ 7992320 (208.2M) Linux swap
Output of lspci:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Motorola MPC106 [Grackle] (rev 40)
0000:00:10.0 ff00: Apple Computer Inc. Heathrow Mac I/O (rev 01)
0000:00:12.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage Pro 215GP (rev 5c)
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O] Chose to <Go Back> and configure manually
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [E]
Reboot: [O]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
Quik seems to get installed OK but doesn't seem to boot. I tried the
install once trying to boot from quik and then repeated the install
concentrating on sorting BootX. I'm going to install a bigger HD in it
and then repeat the install to turn it into a file server. It would be
great to be able to boot without the MacOS system.
dpkg -l quik
ii quik 2.0e-7 Bootloader for PowerMac or CHRP systems
The only significant obstacle was difficulty in mounting the Mac
partition (hda6) to be able to copy the installed initrd.img and
vmlinux.img into the MacOS System Folder. It would appear that hfsplus
module is not loaded by the installer. Thanks to Jens Schmalzing who
suggested it, I found the module by exiting to a shell (Apple F2), cd to
/target/lib/modules/fs and installed it using "insmod hfsplus". After
that I could copy the two files to the system folder. Probably a
process I need to write up properly sometime ;)
I've had a few attempts at getting Debian on this box and have now
succeeded for the first time. Thanks again !
Regards
Clive
--
Byte-Night 2004 ... helping the young homeless .. please visit:
https://www.bmycharity.com/clive
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