Re: call for testers: powerpc graphical debian installer

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Mon, Oct 02, 2006 at 04:36:40PM +0200, shookie@email.de wrote:
> Well, I can't get it up though (the installer I mean).
> 
> I simply burned the iso now, and still get the same results. But I booted several times, to be able to see the alst message to be seen, and it was:
> 
> FATAL: Module usbkbd not found.
> 
> I guess the iso mustn't be that mini then ;)

Its around 12MB or something such.

> BTW, is there a simple way, that I just haen't heard of yet, to save those kernel boot messages from an installer cd? Or to at least stop the screen,s o you can study them at your leisure?

can you do :

  modify /etc/yaboot.conf, to add DEBIAN_FRONTEND=newt to the append= line.

  once you are in the installer, go to console 2.

  add : "disable-module=nvidia" to /etc/directfbrc (using echo ... >> or nano).

  add : "disable-module=linux_input" to /etc/directfbrc (using echo ... >> or nano).

  type : export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=gtk

  and then : debconf -f gtk -o d-i /usr/bin/main-menu

And report back.

Your /etc/fb should be : "0 NV#", where # is some number, can you confirm this ? 

Friendly,

Sven Luther