Re: usb support
--- Hadess <hadess@writeme.com> wrote:
> Chris Bryan wrote:
> >
> > Thanks everyone for your help already, but I think
> there was something I
> > didn't make clear: I don't have debian inatalled
> yet... all I'm trying to do
> > is boot into the installer. It dosen't give me any
> errors, but it says
> > something like "new usb device. assigned device 1"
> I can't remember exactly,
> > but it's something like that. After it says that,
> nothing else happens... so
> > I have to reboot. Any ideas???
> >
> > p.s. I'm using bootx, which is not recommended for
> new-worlds, but I don't
> > know what else to use, and i'm not at all sure
> that that's the problem.
>
> OK, so now we know where the problem is. Of all the
> newworld machines,
> the only ones that actually work well with BootX
> (from experience) are
> first generation iMacs with a MacOS 8.x.
>
> Follow the instructions at
> http://www.uk.debian.org/releases/potato/powerpc/
> and everything should
> be alright.
>
> Cheers
> --
> /Hadess
> http://hadess.net
> http://idorulabs.free.fr - Debian/PPC Gnome packages
>
>
you hafta use Yaboot, not BootX. its a pain in the
ass, and the docs available arent real clear, but i
managed to get it working and now know what im doing.
the debian installation CD should use yaboot and have
the necessary binaries and conf files to install it.
lordwankel@yahoo.com
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