Re: Booting/ installing Debian on a G3 with Open Firmware 2.4

[Michael Fuckner <michael@fuckner.net>]

Jason Self wrote:
> On 6/24/06, Michael Fuckner <michael@fuckner.net> wrote:
> > The Machine seems to be only netbootable
>
> The beige G3 is also able to boot from CD. Insert CD and hold down "C"
> on the keyboard while the machine powers up, searches for startup
> devices, finds the CD and then begins to boot it. You can then release
> the "C" key. If you have a working CD drive, that might be simpler?
the drive is working, I can use it after booting NetBSD.

> Check out http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/


hm, when trying to boot from CD, I just get a screen with a floppy drive 
with a question mark- and nothing eles happens. Is this good or bad?

Regards,
 M.Fuckner!