Re: Problem installing debian on G3 beige
On Sat, Jan 06, 2001 at 07:15:45PM +0100, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
> I dunno? my next attempt will be to use a kernel 2.2.18 that I recompiled on a 7600/132MHz
well, I do not own another ppc with linux :(
I succeed in booting and perform the basic installation, but now I can't
boot.
Is there a way to make a boot floppy? or at least use boot-floppy-hfs.img
(which works) to load root partition ?
Thanks!
>
> On lørdag 6. januar 2001 16:21, Manea Mirko <mami@arena.sci.univr.it> wrote:
> >Now I can boot but after a couple of minutes linux is started and the
> >installation program is running it suddenly reboot!
> >
> >Any idea?
> >
> >On Sat, Jan 06, 2001 at 03:55:13PM +0100, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
> >> I got exactly the same problem disk 1 loads fine? but when
> >you press enter it does not matter which disk is in the machine
> >or stacked in the pile next to it? even with CD out? it?s still
> >stuck! Beige G3 desktop /233 or 266 I believe?
> >>
> >> Gjermund
> >>
> >> On lørdag 6. januar 2001 15:22, Manea Mirko <mami@arena.sci.univr.it> wrote:
> >> >Hi,
> >> >
> >> >I am trying to install debian on a power G3 beige.
> >> >
> >> >I downloaded
> >>
> >>ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-powerpc/2.2.19-2000-12-03/powermac/images-1.44/boot-floppy-hfs.img
> >> >
> >> >and
> >> >
> >>
> >>ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-powerpc/2.2.19-2000-12-03/powermac/images-1.44/root.bin
> >> >
> >> >When I start with the boot floopy, the kernel is loaded and then I am prompt
> >> >for ramdisk (ie root.bin, I think).
> >> >
> >> >The problem is that if I press enter, nothing happens! In fact the keyboard
> >> >seems locked. Is this a known problem ? I tried to write boot image to
> >> >many floppies, but nothing changes.. I also reset open firmware with
> >> >command-option-R-P..
> >> >
> >> >Any help would be appreciated !
> >> >
> >> >Thanks!
> >> >
> >> >Mirko
> >> >
> >> >
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