Re: Debian on an iMac 17''
> > > > Would you try the below step? If it works for you, then we can make it
> > > > a general purpose solution for the CDs. Edit the ofboot.b file you put
> > > > on your disk partition with a text editor. Where it says
> > > >
> > > > MacRISC
> > > >
> > > > make it read
> > > >
> > > > MacRISC MacRISC3 MacRISC4
> > Chris: I don't really understand what these parameters do. If we should
> > add them to ofboot.b on the debian-installer cds, could you ask
> > debian-cd to to change this?
>
> The file is in build/boot/powerpc. I went ahead and added those to
> it. What they tell OpenFirmware is that it's OK to boot this file
> (ofboot.b) on a G4 or G5. They are in the <COMPATIBLE> section. Ethan
> pointed out the change, which was made also for yaboot 1.3.11 (not yet
> released).
This is only for debian-installer's make cdimage target and not for the
daily cd's on gluck.d.o which are built by debian-cd. Someone of the
debian-cd folk should add this to the debian-cd cvs too. The file is
data/yaboot/ofboot.b.
gaudenz
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