Re: Install debian on powerbook 3400c
On Sun, Oct 13, 2002 at 01:40:06AM +0200, Gilles Hooghe wrote:
> As you did, I would like to install debian GNU/Linux on my laptop
> powerbook 3400c.
>
> I have followed the instructions given by Debian.org for installation on
> powerpc. But I'm stuck on one of the first steps. I've been to the Open
> Firware, but there I can't tell the name of the partition to boot.
>
> I have 2 partition one HFS+ with MACOS, and another HFS with the files
> yaboot, yaboot.conf, vmlinuz and root.bin in it.
vmlinuz is not the name it will be looking for. Instead, you want to
use the linux.bin file from the archive section where you found
root.bin.
> I've tried many possibilities but without succes, such as :
>
> 0 > boot hd9:yaboot
Your syntax is slightly wrong. It should be
boot hd:9,yaboot
If you have yaboot and yaboot.conf on the root level of the partition.
> 0 > boot /bandit/ohare/ata/ata-disk@0:1,\yaboot
> 0 > boot /bandit/ohare/media-bay/ata/atapi-disk@0:0,\install\powermac\yaboot
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| debian-imac: <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> |
| Chris Tillman tillman@voicetrak.com |
| To Have, Give All to All (ACIM) |
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