Bug#686218: cdimage.debian.org: booting powerpc netinst installer from USB-stick complains about type (Apple_HFS) of bootstrap partition (wants Apple_bootstrap)

[Rick Thomas <rbthomas@pobox.com>]

On Aug 29, 2012, at 11:30 PM, Milan Kupcevic wrote:

> On 08/29/2012 08:48 PM, Rick Thomas wrote:
> > When booting the Debian netinst powerpc installer from a USB flash  
> > disk you may see a mesage
> >    WARNING: Bootstrap partition type is wrong: "Apple_HFS"
> >              type should be: "Apple_Bootstrap"
> >
> > This does not occur when booting the same iso from a physical CD-ROM.
> >
> > Ignoring the warning does not seem to cause any problems.
> >
> > Any idea what makes it do that?  Can if be fixed?  Should it be  
> > documented if it can't be fixed?
>
> The warning message is likely coming from Open Firmware. It seems that
> it expects to find a properly partitioned hard drive connected to the
> USB connector you are trying to boot from. It does not expect to  
> find a
> hybrid CD/DVD Apple_HFS partition there.
>
> M

Is there a way to prepare the USB stick so it will look like what the  
OF is expecting?  Since it doesn't seem to do any harm, I suppose it's  
just a cosmetic bug, but it would be nice if it didn't complain.

Enjoy!
Rick