Bug#230705: installation-reports: d-i beta2 on powerbook G4 ppc
Package: installation-reports
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: beta-2 PPC netinst
uname -a: Linux trogon 2.4.22-powerpc #1 jeu déc 18 10:17:34 CET 2003 ppc GNU/Linux
Date: 24 January 2004
Method: boot from CD, then packages from linux.csua.berkeley.edu
Machine: Apple PowerBook G4 ("PowerBook6,2 macRISC3 Power Macintosh")
Processor: 1GHz G4 PPC
Memory: 256 MB
Root Device: IDE, /dev/hda4
Root Size/partition table:
output from echo "p" | mac-fdisk -r /dev/hda:
# type name length base ( size ) system
/dev/hda1 Apple_partition_map Apple 63 @ 1 ( 31.5k) Partition map
/dev/hda2 Apple_Bootstrap bootstrap 1600 @ 64 (800.0k) NewWorld bootblock
/dev/hda3 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 swap 2097152 @ 1664 ( 1.0G) Linux swap
/dev/hda4 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 root 91548544 @ 2098816 ( 43.7G) Linux native
/dev/hda5 Apple_HFS Apple_HFS_Untitled_3 62654112 @ 93647360 ( 29.9G) HFS
/dev/hda6 Apple_Free 16 @ 156301472 ( 8.0k) Free space
Block size=512, Number of Blocks=156301488
DeviceType=0x0, DeviceId=0x0
hda2 is the bootloader, hda5 is the OS-X partition
Output of lspci:
00:0b.0 Host bridge: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth 2 AGP
00:10.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0329 (rev a1)
10:0b.0 Host bridge: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 0035
10:17.0 Class ff00: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003e
10:18.0 USB Controller: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003f
10:19.0 USB Controller: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003f
10:1a.0 USB Controller: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003f
10:1b.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
10:1b.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
10:1b.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 (rev 04)
20:0b.0 Host bridge: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 0036
20:0d.0 Class ff00: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003b
20:0e.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth 2 FireWire (rev 81)
20:0f.0 Ethernet controller: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth 2 GMAC (Sun GEM) (rev 80)
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O]
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: [E]
Reboot: [E]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
Overall I was very happy that THE INSTALL WAS BORING. The
instructions on getting this model loaded with Woody are
horrid, but d-i was very close to just working, in fact
THE D-I BETA 2 IS EASIER TO USE THAN THE POTATO INSTALLER!
I'll flag things with "doc-->", "bug-->" and "annoy-->"
depending on who needs to worry about them.
doc--> I used OS-X to partition into a two HFS+ partitions,
one for OS-X, one for Debian. (Branden Robinson's
notes are helpful here.)
doc--> I needed to hold "C" while booting to hit the CD
annoy--> Why does "American English" suggest a European keyboard?
doc--> Branden Robinson has some good instructions on how to
partition the disk using mac-fdisk. Yes, you need to
partition twice, once under OS-X, once under d-i.
annoy--> make filesystems took a long time and gave no
feedback it was doing something.
annoy--> the OS-X partiton wasn't automatically added to
/etc/fstab (I know, current kernel can't mount HFS+)
bug--> yaboot installed fine, but I later discovered it
didn't set the nvram to point at yaboot.
bug--> the system failed to reboot. instead I was left
looking at a weird debconf question about priority.
typing apple-ctrl-fun-power rebooted.
doc--> I had to type apple-alt-o-f to get into openfirmware
and keep OS-X from booting.
doc--> I used "boot hd:2,\\:tbxi" to start the first-stage bootloader.
IMPORTANT: most documentation says to use "boot hd:2,\\yaboot"
which also works but hits the second-stage bootloader.
at this point I got into base config
bug--> after selecting apt http it did an update (from
linux.csua.berkeley.edu) and then brought me back to
the same menu. I had to edit sources.list by hand.
doc--> added "macosx=/dev/hda5" to /etc/yaboot.conf and ran "ybin -v"
this lets the first stage bootloader switch between OS-X and Debian
doc--> I still need to set the nvram environment to use yaboot, so
I don't have to type apple-alt-o-f at bootup.
doc--> I've noticed some problems warm booting from OS-X into Debian.
this may be because I've got too old a kernel.
annoy--> the default kernel doesn't support various powersaving features
annoy--> this machine requires Xfree 4.1.3, which is still
in experimental, discover didn't recognize the video
hardware (on the up side, 4.1.3 just worked, though
I still need to learn how to disable the trackpad
when a mouse is plugged in)
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