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Re: PowerPC Problem

weeks later and I'm still completely stuck. Anyone out there know how this works.
at the "Install Kernel and Modules step" the installer just cant find the right folder / files containing the Linuk kernal
If I select the option 'chose from a list' it doesnt even give me a list of possibilities. This probably means it cant find ANY file system on either CD-ROM drive OR my HFS partition. There are copies of the new-powerpc folder on both.
Has anybody else out there had to manually type in the location of the folder containing the kernel? 

If so, what did you type in?

Is it cos I'm using a German iMac ? (cant beleive it is)
I'm on the point of giving up and donating my house and cute children to Bill Gates. 




> cant find a way of pointing the
> installer at the linux kernal. It just doesnt want to find it.
>
> I've got it on my (mounted) hfs partition directly under the root
> directory, and under the debian/dists/woody..... etc structure recommended 
> by the package.
>
> Then I tried burning in onto a CD in different formats .... putting the
> files directly on the root, and then also with the required directory
> structure. still no luck!
>
> The installer doesnt even seem to check... there's no clicking and whirring > of the HD or CD Drive to indicate that files and directories might be being 
> searched. The installer just comes straight back with 'Not found on this
> drive'

This is in the Install Kernel and Modules step? The critical part is for
it to find a powermac or new-powermac folder, with drivers.tgz and
images-1.44 inside, and with rescue.bin inside images-1.44.

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*------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------*
|      <http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual>     |
|        debian-imac: <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net>       |
|            Chris Tillman        tillman@voicetrak.com          |
|                  To Have, Give All to All (ACIM)               |
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