On Thu, Jul 06, 2000 at 07:24:18AM -0400, James Waterhouse wrote: > Hello all, > I'm about to install debian on a powermac 7200. Right now it has the > macos on it but I want to wipe the drive and just have it running > debian. Before I start does anyone have any good advise to give me? I've > looked at the list and have found a bit of info so hopefully it will be > not so bad. Any way what is the best way to start the installation? > should I uses bootx or should I just try booting from OF since in the > end there will be no MacOs to run bootx from? Any help would be greatly > apreciated. i helped someone install a debian only 7200 over irc, it can be done, the OF boot device i think ended up being: scsi/sd@0:0 you will need a serial terminal to interface with OF however. also note that he has failed to get a kernel past 2.2.14 to boot on this machine from OF. (i built the kernels for him, i built the 2.2.14 its running now) you best bet getting started is using the miboot boot floppies, these do not require macos. get hfs-boot.img or someting like that when you download the boot floppies. -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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