On Tuesday 23 August 2005 13:14, R Charles Flickinger wrote: > Comments/Problems: > I cannot locate the files described in section 4.5.1 of the > Debian GNU/Linux Installation Guide to be placed in the BootX "Linux > Kernels" folde: > "Download linux.bin and ramdisk.image.gz from the disks-powerpc/ > current/powermac folder, and place them in the Linux Kernels folder." Unfortunately the manual is quite outdated for PowerPC, which is why we have the warning in [1]. I still have some hope that people involved with the Debian PowerPC port will step up and update it. > <After trying to understand this for all day and night, at least 12 > hours, I don't think I want to use this OS, or recommend it to > anyone. It's easier to spend money on stuff that just works. The > wall I ran into was not being able to locate "disks-powerpc/current/ > powermac" folder either on the ftp site or within the iso image, so > I'm stuck and can't proceed on to Chapter 5 of the installation > guide. I was successful at one point, watching the kernel try to > start, but it kept choking on "root=" (using BootX) and I tried > leaving that blank, entered "hd0" and "hd1". Nothing worked, I > guess, because root couldn't be opened. It is not clear whatI'm > supposed to do here to make this work. If you can help, I will try > again, but I'm already having doubts about the virtues of working > with Linux. Sorry, but maybe you can help me feel better about > this. Windows users must dislike Windows an awful lot to want to try > fighting with these installs to get Linux running on their hardware. > Had no idea it was that bad for them.> If you would after all still like to try the images, please take a look at [2] and look for hd-media for your sub architecture. You might even be pleasantly surprised. For CD based installations, please use the different CD images available from [3]. Cheers, FJP [1]http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/powerpc/ [2]http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/sarge/main/installer-powerpc/current/images/ [3]http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/debian-installer/
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