[Fwd: loopback not working ? (was /floppy/type.txt required while installing from the network ???)]
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> From: Eric van der Vlist <vdv@dyomedea.com>
> To: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org
> Subject: loopback not working ? (was /floppy/type.txt required while installing from the network ???)
> Date: 16 Apr 2002 18:51:03 +0200
>
> I am not sure if this first email has found its way to the list,
> however, escaping to the shell, I can see that a loopback has been
> mounted as /floppy but none of the files which are there can be read (a
> cat gives a "read: Input/output error").
>
> It *seems* therefore that there would be a problem with the loopback
> device in the kernel used at install time.
>
> Any idea of workaround?
>
> Thanks
>
> Eric
>
> Eric van der Vlist wrote:
> > I am installing Debian on an iBook from the net following the tracks
> > clearly and kindly given in:
> >
> > http://people.debian.org/~branden/ibook.html
> > and
> > http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2002/03/29/ibook_linux.html
> >
> > The install procedure boots fine with the yaboot version found at
> >
> > http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/current/powermac/
> >
> > The "install kernel and driver modules" downloads images-1.44/rescue.bin
> > and drivers.tgz from the same location but then it fails saying that it
> > can't read /floppy/type.txt (normal, there is no floppy...).
> >
> > Any idea on what's happening and how I can work around this issue?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Eric
>
>
>
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