Re: installing onto quadra 840AV
Hi Bryan,
I would be happy to offer what assistance I can - be forwarned that there
are still some implementation issues with the 840AV that are being worked
on - so, don't expect full functionality just yet. However, that being
said, you should be able to get your machine running (and running in X at
that!). A starter suggestions:
be sure to use the current stable branch for obtaining your install files
(e.g. that is now slink on the debian.org site) - using other kernels with
the install process gives mixed results so stick with the "linux" kernel -
but be careful - this kernel is not truely stable for the 840AV -- the one
I am currently running is vmlinux-2.3.11pl1-19990801.gz (but again, only
after I installed the distribution). What works: keyboard, mouse, scsi, cd,
serial ports - what doesn't work (yet) builtin ethernet and some aspects of
the fb driver (i.e. more recent kernels that have been attempting to
address the civic driver -- the one on the 840AV have achieved partial
success - I can get 1024x768x8 graphics to run X, but colors are confined
to shades of blue)
If you can, use either a mounted linux partition with the distribution
tree, or better, get an official slink cdrom set.
Try unplugging all serial devices and external scsi devices prior to
attempting a boot.
Try booting to macos with extensions off (shift key held down).
What do you have installed in your box? How much RAM?
Lon
At 7:14 PM -0500 8/11/99, Bryan Bullett wrote:
>Hi Folks,
>
>I'm a newbie here so please be nice to me! Today I began a project I am very
>excited about: installing Debian m68k Linux onto a Mac Quadra 840AV. Here's
>what I have done so far:
>
>1. Partitioned an external 500MB HD into a) a 25MB MacOS partition, b) a
>225MB unix root partition, c) a 225MB unix usr partition, and d) a 25MB unix
>swap partition.
>3. Ran Install.sit and installed the /debian directory onto the root of the
>MacOS partition.
>4. Copied base2_1.tgz into the /debian directory.
>5. Ran Peguin Prefs and selected the kernal (linux) and ramdisk (root.bin).
>6. Selected Boot Now from the Penguin Prefs File menu.
>
>As described in the Install Guide, the monitor changed colors and froze for
>a second. Then the screen went white. About 20 lines of info about the
>system appeared in black type. Then it froze. The last lines are:
>
>M68K Serial driver version 1.01
>Mac 68K Z8530 serial driver version 1.01
>ttyS0 at 0x50f04002: Macintosh SSC
>ttyS1 at 0x50f04000: Macintosh SSC
>
>
>If anyone can assist me I'd really appreciate it. My understanding is that
>the 840AV is a supported model, but please correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks
>in advance for any info!
>
>
>-Bryan B
>bullett5000@earthlink.net
>
>
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