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Re: new ibook - potato 2.2r4 - image not found



On Fri, Nov 09, 2001 at 06:12:59PM +0100, Florian Friesdorf wrote:
> 
> flo@mira:/mnt/a$ cat install/powermac/yaboot.conf 
> ## This yaboot.conf is for CD booting only, do not use as reference.
> ## Debian GNU/Linux PowerPC (potato)
> 
> init-message="Debian GNU/Linux PowerPC (potato)"
> 
> # It is important not to have a comma after cd:
> device=cd:
> timeout=100
> 
> image=/install/powermac/vmlinux
>         label=debian
>         initrd=/install/powermac/root.bin
>         initrd-size=8192
>         read-only
> 
> # some machines have wonky framebuffer support
> image=/install/powermac/vmlinux
>         label=debian-novideo
>         initrd=/install/powermac/root.bin
>         initrd-size=8192
>         append="video=ofonly"
>         read-only

this is the problem, i was told by the debian-cd folks that potato CDs
are made with an older version of debian-cd.  current cvs is only
workable with woody's yaboot.

potato r4 CDs are not bootable.

i say fuck it, use woody, potato is too old and broken for powerpc.

-- 
Ethan Benson
http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/

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