Bug#151212:
On Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 04:19:37PM -0700, Lisa Leone wrote:
> Package: boot-floppies
> Version: Official Debian 2.2r6
>
> architecture: powerpc
> model: Apple PowerMac 1GHz DP
> memory: 1.0 GB
> scsi: n/a
> cd-rom: Pioneer DVD-RW model DVR-104, ATAPI
> network card: built-in Ethernet
> install target: ATA100 80GB, master device (hda), temporarily
> formatted as Apple HFS
>
HFS doesn't understand partitions any larger than 2GB, IIRC. Although
it should be booting from the CD. But I believe this machine will not
boot that CD from OpenFirmware. Still, you might try "boot cd:,yaboot".
> Open Firmware recognizes the DVD-RW drive, and the CD I'm trying to
> install from. When I start up in OpenFirmware and enter the "boot
> cd:\\yaboot" command, I get an error saying "wrong partition 1 size".
> There are a few more messages and "wrong partition 1 size" again.
>
> I do get a yaboot prompt, but no matter which package I specify, the
> next screen stops after 3 or 4 lines of messages. The final message I
> get is "DO-QUIESCE finished booting". I waited for half an hour to see
> if anything further would happen, but nothing did.
>
> A couple of times the computer shut down after I entered the package
> name at the yaboot prompt.
This machine will never be happy with potato, which is the version
you're trying. You need woody, to be released any day now, and you need
the new-powermac version to support this machine properly. The install
manual for woody, which includes download links, is in my .sig.
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*------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------*
| <http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/installmanual> |
| debian-imac (potato): <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> |
| Chris Tillman tillman@voicetrak.com |
| May the Source be with you |
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