Re: current d-i cd won't boot on G3
On (16/08/04 18:35), Kilian Krause wrote:
> Hi,
>
> i've tried today's daily build of the powerpc netinstaller cd. This is a
> G3 powerpc and i can't make it boot the cd by any means:
> - pressing 'c' upon boot
> - loading the OpenFirmware with the Systemdisk-Tool from the d-i install
> guide and from there going "boot cd:,\install\yaboot" or going "boot
> hd:6,yaboot" after having copied the files from CD to the harddisk.
> - Pressing the Apple-Alt-Shift-Delete (or what else is "Option" supposed
> to be if not "Alt"?)
> - trying ide0: and ide1: will not be taken by OpenFirmware
>
> All of those leave me with a system booting MacOS 9.2. The OpenFirmware
> is 2.0f1 (yes, i read it was buggy, therefore i used the DiskSelector
> tool as descibed - or so i hope i did).
>
> Any ideas how to get the CD booted are welcome. Thanks!
Hi Kilian
If it's a beige G3 you'll need to use BootX 1.2.2
Regards
Clive
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