Re: Problem installing debian on G3 beige
On Sat, Jan 06, 2001 at 08:32:48PM +0100, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
> Well? what I did was to with 2.2r0 was to have 1 MacOS partion about 60MB and I ran BootX on that partition? that worked? then you have to start playing around with something called yaboot or quik. I think it?s /sbin/quik for beige machines? but first configure /etc/quik.conf I included a pdf file that might describe how to do some of it, if not all.
>
> I run debian 2.2r0 on
> PPC 7600/132
> G4/450MP (MacOS9.1 + debian 2.2r0 multi boot)
> some PCs
> and I?m working on getting debian 2.2r2 to work on a G3 desktop.
>
thank you very much... but ofpath says:
This machine is not supported: AAPL, PowerMac G3MacRISC
I'll try to make boot-floopy-hfs.img to mount my /dev/sda3 root partition..
just to finish installation.. then I'll play with quik..
> Gjermund
>
> On lørdag 6. januar 2001 20:24, Manea Mirko <mami@arena.sci.univr.it> wrote:
> >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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