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Re: Debian Install on PowerBook G4



On Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 12:56:29AM +1100, Daniel Hoffman wrote:
> 
> 
> I am looking at installing debian on my powerbook g4 667.
> 
> I have downloaded the current powerpc images from ftp.planetmirror.com.au which 
> i assume are 2.2rev5.
> 
> When I boot off the CD I get 
> 
> "invalid parition 1 signature".
> 
> I found a page that says to download the images in the new-powerpc disk images 
> and yaboot and put them in /, get to the open firmware and do a boot 
> hd:9,yaboot or something like that, having trouble remembering the exact 
> command now.

Yes, you need new-powermac flavor. 2.2r5 is hopeless for powerbook g4.


> Has anyone done this and managed to get it to install.... any ideas or 
> suggestions???

You can be the first on your block. The flavor is fairly new, but we 
have had some success.

Everything is covered in the woody install manual --+
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*------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------*
|      <http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/installmanual>      |
|   debian-imac (potato): <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net>   |
|            Chris Tillman        tillman@voicetrak.com          |
|                   May the Source be with you                   |
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