Re: Re: Installing on an older iMac
> On Fri, Nov 11, 2005 at 12:42:00PM +1100, David Creelman wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm trying to install Debian on an older iMac I've got hold of, but I've run into all sorts of problems.
>
> That would be a 32bit imac, which variety, the crt one or the sunflower model ?
>
How do I find that out ?
>
> > I tried using the etch installer before reading the known bug reports for it. the images won't work yet. Not ready for public consumption yet. No worries. I can wait a while.
>
> Well, the issues should be fixed for the etch beta1, so it should be ok, but
> it would be nice if you could test the latest netinst cds, fix went in on
> tuesday.
>
> Please give also :
>
> http://people.debian.org/~luther/d-i/gtkdi/images/daily/powerpc/gtk-miniiso/mini.iso
>
Tried mini.iso and it failed to boot the machine. Got to :-
Welcome to Linux, kernel 2.6.12-1-powerpc
linked at : 0xc0000000
frame buffer at : 0x94008000, etc...
..Hope you don't mind if I don't transcribe everything. At this point the machine is just sitting there with this on the screen, it
eventually reboots itself.
>
> a try, this is the graphical installer and should work just fine for you.
>
> > Tried to use the sarge release but it didn't find the network (all my other boxes can,don't know what's wrong here).
>
> Mmm, strange, this should have worked. What model do you have exactly, and
> make sure to file an installation report :
>
> http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/report-template
>
>
I've done a report for mini.iso. I'll do one for the one that triggered my initial email.
Thanks for your help.
> > After looking on the Wiki, it says to try sid_di installs, where would I find these. Can't find any pointers to them.
>
> Should be linked from here :
>
> http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
>
> Friendly,
>
> Sven Luther
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