[Fwd: Potato boot floppies on Mac getting "invalid compressed format"]

[Ray Knight <audilvr@speakeasy.org>]

Ray Knight wrote:
> 
> Henry Garcia wrote:
> >
> > How do you link to the Internet via DSL. This sounds interesting! My PC
> > links via my modem without a hitch and installs all the packages I request
> > using pon and dselect. But my Mac can't even find the modem port when Linux
> > is loaded. Are you actually using an internet connection to use the ftp
> > option with Dselect. Or are you just downloading all the binaries onto your
> > own drive, and then completeing the installation.?
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ray Knight" <audilvr@speakeasy.org>
> > To: "Christian T. Steigies" <cts@debian.org>
> > Cc: "Eric Kurnie" <stuff@kurnie.com>; <debian-68k@lists.debian.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 3:12 AM
> > Subject: Re: Potato boot floppies on Mac getting "invalid compressed format"
> >
> > > "Christian T. Steigies" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, Jun 24, 2000 at 11:15:29PM -0700, Eric Kurnie wrote:
> > > > > After searching the archives I found someone else that encountered the
> > same problem, but nobody followed up with a solution, so I thought I'd ask:
> > > > >
> > > > > I tried both the "macinstall.tgz" from
> > ftp://ftp.debian.org/pub/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-m68k/current/ and
> > also the 'mac' directory from the same place. In both cases whenever I try
> > running Penguin-18 with the "linux" kernel supplied I get the following
> > message:
> > > > >
> > > > >      GUnzipping Root:install:mac:linux
> > > > >      .
> > > > >      invalid compressed format (err=2)
> > > > >      Error:
> > > > >      Unable to read exec header from kernel file (sread error)
> > > > Hmm, when I try to boot my amiga with this kernel image, I get:
> > > > Compressed image too large! Aborting.
> > > >
> > > > Is this equivalent to your error code?
> > > >
> > > > Seems we have a problem, Michael?
> > > >
> > > > I only wonder what all the mac people who tested the install did. Did
> > you
> > > > all use a different kernel image? Maybe somebody can build a working
> > kernel
> > > > image? Preferably 2.2.10, everything else requires major hacking on the
> > > > boot-floppies (it might work to use a newer source, but the package must
> > be
> > > > named kernel-image_2.2.10-*).
> > > >
> > > > Christian
> > > >
> > > I didn't bother with the macinstall.tgz file.  I just downloaded the
> > > following files:
> > >
> > >
> > ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-m68k/current/mac/Peng
> > uin-18.hqx
> > >
> > ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-m68k/current/mac/linu
> > x
> > >
> > ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-m68k/current/mac/root
> > .bin
> > >
> > > I then uncompress the Penguin-18.hqx file.  Run Penguin-18 and at the
> > > Kernel tab select linux for the kernel file, root.bin for the Ram Disk
> > > file, check the Ram Disk checkbox.  Go  to the Options tab and insert
> > > root=/dev/ram in the Command Line box.  Select the OK button.  Hit
> > > command-B and watch linux boot.  I have a DSL link to the Internet so I
> > > get the rest of the install right from debian.org via http.  I don't
> > > know how well the install works if you don't have working ethernet and a
> > > fast link to the Internet.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Ray Knight
> > > audilvr@speakeasy.org
> > > Debian Potato on Quadra 950 running kernel 2.2.16 with 2 day 2:43 uptime
> > > Debian Potato on Mac IIci w/ DayStar Turbo '040 running kernel 2.2.16
> > > with 2 day 2:30 uptime
> > >
> > > P.S. I'm running behind on my 2.2.16-m68k testing.  I hope to have
> > > working kernels for Mac, Amiga, and HP9000/300 for download by 2 July.
> > >
> > >
> 
> My DSL connection provides a 4 port router with 10BaseT which I connect
> to the Ethernet card or port on my Mac.  When the installer prompts for
> Installation Medium I select the network : retrieve from network option
> which uses http to retrieve the files from one of the debian mirror
> sites after prompting for the network configuration information.
> 
> --
> Ray Knight
> audilvr@speakeasy.org

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Ray Knight
audilvr@speakeasy.org
1983 XJ900 Seca