Re: PowerMac 7100/80 won't boot
Don't know. My 6500 is a PCI machine. I only have 32 MB RAM, though.
Allan
On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, Philip Larkin Waters wrote:
> So if it prompts me for nothing after I try to boot from the .img file, that
> means something like I don't have enough memory to complete the installation
> i'm guessing
>
> I'm using a 7100/80 with NuBus. I think it has 24MB. is there an even more
> scaled-down kernel I can use?
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Allan Streib" <streib@cs.indiana.edu>
> To: "Philip Larkin Waters" <phil@icserv.net>
> Cc: <debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 11:01 AM
> Subject: Re: installing woody on PowerMac 6500 w/3c905 PCI NIC
>
>
> > I made the disks using rawrite on on a WinXP machine. Worked fine for me.
> >
> > Allan
> >
> > On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, Philip Larkin Waters wrote:
> >
> > > do I have to make the image from a mac computer?
> > > I made the image from my PC running W2K and when I boot my PPC 7100 with
> the
> > > disk, the linuxppc logo came up, it loaded the disk, and then just froze
> > > there.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Allan Streib" <streib@cs.indiana.edu>
> > > To: "Philip Larkin Waters" <phil@icserv.net>
> > > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 9:48 AM
> > > Subject: Re: installing woody on PowerMac 6500 w/3c905 PCI NIC
> > >
> > >
> > > > They are on most mirror sites, I imagine. The ones I used I got from
> our
> > > > site:
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> ftp://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/debian/dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/3.0.23-200
> > > 2-05-21/powermac/images-1.44/
> > > >
> > > > Allan
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, Philip Larkin Waters wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Where did you get the floppy disk images?
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Allan Streib" <streib@cs.indiana.edu>
> > > > > To: "Philip Larkin Waters" <phil@icserv.net>
> > > > > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 2:57 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: installing woody on PowerMac 6500 w/3c905 PCI NIC
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > On Fri, 10 Jan 2003, Philip Larkin Waters wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > How much memory do you have
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 32MB. I am considering an upgrade but I'll see how it does.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > how did you get linux on a 6500
> > > > > > > I'm trying on a 7100/80 with no success
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I installed from the floppy disk images. The NIC problem was
> actually
> > > was
> > > > > > not a problem after all. This card is supported by the install
> kernel
> > > I
> > > > > > was just confused when I did not see it in the module list. It is
> > > going
> > > > > > OK so far. It is currently downloading the packages from our
> local
> > > mirror
> > > > > > -- so it's complete yet my any means.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Allan
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > "The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne." -- Chaucer
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > "The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne." -- Chaucer
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > "The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne." -- Chaucer
> >
>
>
--
"The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne." -- Chaucer
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