Problems booting for the first time, Titanium PowerBook
Hopefully I don't iterate things that have been said already (there is a
very similar recent thread, but it didn't explicitly say what to do).
I've installed 2.2.r5 from the net, following the appropriate
instructions. In order to be albe to install to begin with, I remember
adding 'novideo' to yaboot.conf in the installation files (I downoladed
the floppy images) as the plain .onf file rendered my output useless
(described below). Adding novideo straightened things out.
I then installed debian without problems to a new partition, went very
smoothly. I also wrote the appropriate files to the bootstraps partition
(as per the instruction document), and the systems boots, as it should,
with debian by default.
However, I don't see a thing other than a white screen with output
containing the words '128' and 'ati' (which is the same as the
installation files did before I added 'novideo' to the yaboot.conf
file). I don't remember the exact wording, I could look this up if it
helps.
So, I tried to change the yaboot.conf file in the bootstrap partition. I
wouldn't know how to do this, as it isn't mounted to begin with.
Another thing I tried was to configure the yaboot.conf when generated
using mkofboot --boot [...]. Didn't work.
Is there any way of giving video settings during basic install? If so,
what is it?
Any feedback would be appreciated as I really look forward to logging on
to my new system and configuring it.
Thanks
/Dimitris
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