Re: Help installing Debian on an LCII macintosh
thanks i will try it
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tom lukeywood
tomlukeywood@fastmail.co.uk
On Sun, Dec 31, 2017, at 4:06 AM, Laurent Vivier wrote:
> Le 31/12/2017 à 00:02, Finn Thain a écrit :
> > On Sat, 30 Dec 2017, tom lukeywood wrote:
> >
> >> Hello I am trying to install Debian on my old LCII i found recently
> >> found in an attic and I am currently trying to find an install disk to
> >> use.
> >>
> >> i have found this page:
> >> http://archive.debian.org/debian/dists/etch-m68k/
> >>
> >> but it cant find anything that looks like a Debian installer floppy
> >> image.
> >>
> >> Where are the floppy images for Debian etch m68k?
> >
> > Etch was never officially released for m68k. I don't recall any floppy
> > images but Stephen Marenka produced an ISO available here:
> > https://people.debian.org/~smarenka/d-i/m68k/cds/daily/debian-etch-m68k-m68k-netinst.iso
> >
> > The etch-m68k installer does require some kernel parameters. Please see,
> > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/M68k
> >
> >> also my LC II has 8MB of ram.
> >> Is it reasonably to run Debian etch or should i try Potato instead?
> >>
> >
> > The installation guide says that Potato only requires 5 MB of RAM. Sarge
> > requires 32 MB. This suggests that the Etch installer may not succeed.
>
> You can find a debian-installer on a bootable floppy here:
> https://sourceforge.net/projects/emile/files/emile-debian-installer/emile-debian-installer-0.12/
>
> I don't remember which release it is, perhaps woody.
>
> Thanks,
> Laurent
>
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