yaboot fails on iBook 2001
Hi,
I'm trying to install Debian GNU/Linux from current powerpc images, but
I'm not even able to boot. The installation manual hasn't been very
helpful (it didn't even tell me how to boot from CD by pressing "C" at
boot time, so I tried "boot cd:\\yaboot" from OpenFirmware, first...). But
maybe someone with a bit more powermac experience can help me.
Pointers to useful documentation are _very_ welcome, of course!
my Hardware is an iBook 2001 (600MHz G3)
I'm using the official CD images, burned on CDR. Maybe there's some
special option needed for cdrecord that I missed?
When booting (either by pressing "C" at boot time or by typing
"boot cd:\\yaboot" at the OpenFirmware prompt), I get this:
Welcome to yaboot version 0.9
* Wrong partition 1 signature
Config file read, 528 bytes
Debian GNU/Linux PowerPC (potato)
boot: (pressed enter)
Loading Kernel...
* Wrong partition 1 signature
* Image not found.... try again
* WARNING ! default_close called!
boot:
(and so on. doesn't matter if I type "debian" or "debian-novideo" at the
boot: prompt)
Obviously, yaboot tries to tell me (the lines marked with "*" above) what
went wrong, but I don't get it. So how can I get the installer booted? Has
anybody tried that hardware so far?
Thanks for any hints,
Siggi
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