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Re: [powerpc] Stable install from daily d-i works



On Sun, May 28, 2006 at 07:31:08PM -0400, Daniel Dickinson wrote:
> On Sun, 28 May 2006 19:03:35 -0400 Daniel Dickinson <alemc.2@bmts.com> wrote:
>  
> > Just thought I'd let you know that using the May 23rd disk set, I have
> > successfully installed sarge on an oldworld powerpc (it was, of
> > course, necessary to manually modify the open firmware variables).
> > There are some hiccups, but they also occur with a testing or
> > unstable install.
> 
> Er, I forgot to say, and that the base-config from stable is run again
> on reboot.  (so language, time, users & passwords, hostnames, apt,
> packages, and MTA are all asked again).


Strange.

That should be happing on all architectures,
but because it doesn't, there must be somethingelse be wrong.

<guessing>
   Could be boot parameter thing
</guessing>


Please tell more about how the Old world mac is booted.


Cheers
Geert Stappers



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