Re: PowerMac 7100/80 won't boot
Hey, I'm sorry, I didn't want you to think I was panicked. Admittedly I sent
a few emails, but I just wanted to get all the information in.
>"Get into the installer like I advised"
If it was you that advised the MachKernel installer I'm already in there:
thank you, that was a big help.
You know I have gotten far enough to have the drives partitioned, and I
think all of the "packages and modules" installed. When I select "Configure
Device Driver Modules", it tells me "unless you were provided with such a
floppy, just skip this step" so I try to skip it, and I get the error "No
modules were found in /target/lib/modules/2.4.4 that could be configured.
Please install the modules first."
>From what I understand it is still not necessary
I go back to install packages and modules and it works correctly. I did
choose the alternate option of "Configure PCMCIA devices. and it seemed to
be finished with the installation. Would this be true?
I don't know exactly what you mean by "replace the installer kernel with the
normal kernel". Could you describe this better, or at least refer me to a
site that has more information on how to do this?
I assume this means I'll have access to a command prompt.
Now, I do understand that without the MACOS CD I'm out of luck rebooting.
This is all information so I know for next time. i think I can get pretty
smoothly through the installation now if I start with the CD's
I still don't know what quik is and I'll be researching that, because if it
works with mine it sounds like the best option. But until I get the MACOS
CD's i'm going to take a rest for a while.
Thanks for your help. Take your time to respond to my questions but please
do.
----- Original Message -----
From: "dylan" <dylan@iici.no-ip.org>
To: "Philip Larkin Waters" <supervolt@hotmail.com>;
<debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 8:47 PM
Subject: Re: PowerMac 7100/80 won't boot
> ok -- calm down a bit
> there are people who know how to get this done, but things take time as we
> all have our own things that need to get done.
>
> best bet- do as clive suggested- get a macos CD - ( i recomend 7.6.1 but
> just about any system will work.)
>
> format the hard disk, with 1 small macos partition - you can do the rest
of
> the HD partitioning from the debian installer.
>
> get into the installer like i advised in a previous email- skip any kinds
of
> device drivers, and do not set the option (make system bootable).
>
> install the base system, configure the network, and reboot.
>
> replace the installer kernel with the normal kernel, and then make sure
that
> your lilo.conf file is correct.
>
> you need to have a line saying:
> mach_options= keyboard_sends_linux_keycodes=1
>
> if you are using an HPV video card then the line should read:
>
> mach_options= keyboard_sends_linux_keycodes=1 video=nbpmacfb
>
> and another one saying:
> rootdev=/dev/sda6
>
> however, the partition and number of your "/" filesystem will depend on
how
> you setup your hard disk.
>
> good luck!
>
> dylan
>
>
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