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Bug#260154: PowerMac G3 (beige) sarge d-i Installation Report



Package: installation-reports

Debian-installer-version: sarge powerpc tcl.1 9 June 2004
uname -a: Linux Homer 2.4.25-powerpc #1 mer avr 14 15:38:38 CEST 2004
ppc GNU/Linux

Date: 18 July 2004 circa 5pm BST

Method: Installed BootX 1.2.2 from http://penguinppc.org/projects/bootx/ 
copied initrd.gz and vmlinuz from d-i tc1 CD to "Linux Kernels" in the
MacOS System Folder
Configured Bootx to boot from the RamDisk (initrd.gz in the System
Folder) and hey presto the sarge installer appeared ;) (I tried the
2.6.7 kernel but the G3 doesn't have USB - kernel panic)

Proxied=No

Machine: PowerMac G3 Beige (old world)
Processor: 266MHz Processor
Memory: 96Mb
Root Device: IDE: ATA Disk QUANTUM FIREBALL SE4.3A  4Gb

Root Size/partition table: 
        #                    type name                length   base    (
	#                    size )  system
	/dev/hda1     Apple_partition_map Apple                   63 @ 1
	( 31.5k)  Partition map
	/dev/hda2        Apple_Driver_ATA Macintosh               54 @
	64      ( 27.0k)  Unknown
	/dev/hda3        Apple_Driver_ATA Macintosh               74 @
	118     ( 37.0k)  Unknown
	/dev/hda4           Apple_Patches Patch Partition        512 @
	192     (256.0k)  Unknown
	/dev/hda5               Apple_HFS untitled            614400 @
	704     (300.0M)  HFS
	/dev/hda6         Apple_UNIX_SVR2 /                  4492188 @
	615104  (  2.1G)  Linux native
	/dev/hda7         Apple_UNIX_SVR2 /var                781251 @
	5107292 (381.5M)  Linux native
	/dev/hda8         Apple_UNIX_SVR2 swap                336914 @
	8081902 (164.5M)  Linux swap
	/dev/hda9         Apple_UNIX_SVR2 /home              2193359 @
	5888543 (  1.0G)  Linux native

	Output of lspci:

	0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Motorola MPC106 [Grackle] (rev 40)
	0000:00:10.0 Class ff00: Apple Computer Inc. Heathrow Mac I/O
	(rev 01)
	0000:00:12.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D
	Rage Pro 215GP (rev 5c)

	Base System Installation Checklist:

	Initial boot worked:    [O]
	Configure network HW:   [O] 
	Config network:         [O] wish list - option to configure
	manually
	Detect CD:              [O]
	Load installer modules: [O]
	Detect hard drives:     [O]
	Partition hard drives:  [O]
	Create file systems:    [O]
	Mount partitions:       [O]
	Install base system:    [O]
	Install boot loader:    [ ] No boot loader installed (using
	Bootx to boot)
	Reboot:                 [O]
	[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try
	it

	Comments/Problems:

	It all worked pretty much "out of the box" - thanks for a very
	smooth installer ;)

	I had to use modconf to load dma_sound and sound_core modules
	but no real problem.

	I'm having a problem getting better resolution than 800X600 -
	I'd prefer 1024X768

	I need to add some memory given that I'm trying to run kde and
	OOo ;)

	I will probably put up a Beige G3 howto page somewhere but would
	be happy to contribute to the installation manual, if required.

	So thanks again to all you developers and maintainers for your
	excellent work! It is the first time I've had Debian on this G3
	;)

	Regards

	Clive
	      
-- 
http://www.clivemenzies.co.uk
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