Re: problem with iBook G4 933 Mz 40 GB HD installing debian
On Wed, Dec 31, 2003 at 03:20:12PM +0100, Gertian Brataj wrote:
> hello,
> I am new in Mac but not in Gnu/Linux.
> installing debian in iBook G4, I have been wasting time with one
> problem.
> I describe my steps during installing:
>
> i have make the partitition of HD with Disk utility.
> first 32Gb for debian and second 5,2 Gb for OS X
> I have installed OS X and then I have download and copy those files in
> Debian partitition:
> root.bin, linux.bin, yaboot.conf and yaboot (the last version).
> This is the output of my HD from one terminal in Mac with the df
> command:
>
> Filesystem 512-blocks Used
> Avail Capacity Mounted on
> /dev/disk0s5 10468272 4731264
> 5632328 46% /
> devfs 182
> 182 0 100% /dev
>
> fdesc 2
> 2 0 100% /dev
> <volfs> 1024
> 1024 0 100% /.vol
> /dev/disk0s3 67147520 63496
> 67084024 0% /Volumes/Debian
> automount -nsl [276] 0 0
> 0 100% /Network
> automount -fstab [279] 0 0
> 0 100% /automount/Servers
> automount -static [279] 0 0
> 0 100% /automount/static
> /dev/disk1s1s2 1170720 1170720
> 0 100% /Volumes/Debian:PowerPC_woody
>
> At Open Firmware boot, i type
> boot: hd:3,yaboot and at the next boot prompt from yaboot, I have this
> message:
> WARNING: Bootstrap partition type
> is wrong: "Apple_HFS" type should be: "Apple_Bootstrap"
> at this prompt I type:
This is normal, those 4 files would normally be on an HFS partition.
> boot: install-safe and the boot is going up
> In the tty2 when i type mac-fdisk /dev/hda I give this output:
> /dev/hda1 Apple_map (something so) 1k on dvd
> /dev/hda2 CDROM.CD-RW,DVD 571 MB on dvd combo
> this is my cdrom with debian for ppc
> I have trying hdb, hdc, hde, hdd... but nothing
> i have trying with this parameters at boot promt: install-safe
> /dev/hda: hda=noautotune but nothing again
> can anybody help me?
> Thank's
I think the kernel you are using can't see the hard drive. The kernels
available in Debian right now don't work on the most recent G4's. The
kernel tree has been fixed, I believe since 2.4.23-benh, but search the list
for a way to download a precompiled kernel.
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