Re: Debian Install on PowerBook G4
On Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 12:56:29AM +1100, Daniel Hoffman wrote:
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> I am looking at installing debian on my powerbook g4 667.
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> I have downloaded the current powerpc images from ftp.planetmirror.com.au which
> i assume are 2.2rev5.
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> When I boot off the CD I get
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> "invalid parition 1 signature".
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> 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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