I apologize if the question is too stupid: I have some experience installing Debian on Intel, but that's the first time on Apple. I downloaded linux.bin+root.bin+yaboot+yaboot.conf from http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/current/new-pow ermac/ and followed Branden's instructions to install a Debian distribution. So I split the disk into two partitions, and managed to put the 4 files into the empty partition (HFS+ type). I succeed in re-booting with alt-alt-o-f and "boot hd:3,yaboot", thus entering usual Debian dialog, but the kernel apparently does not recognize the HD (when I ask to partition a HD). Maybe useful dmesg lines: # dmesg | more ... PowerMac motherboard: unknown Keylargo-based ... Calibrating delay loop: 521.01 BogoMIPS ... No OF node for device 1:18 No OF node for device 1:19 ... Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.4 ... Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver revision: 6.31 ide: Assuming 33Mhz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx IN from bad port cfc at c00f5598 ...repeated 32 times IN from bad port cfc at c00f5598 ...repeated 16 times pmac_ide: enabling IDE bus ID 0 hda: MATSHTACD-RWCW-8123, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive ... SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00 request_module[scsi_hostadapter]: Root fs not mounted request_module[scsi_hostadapter]: Root fs not mounted etc... In addition: -) the CD driver does not read iso9660 CDs... Anybody helps me out? Thanks in advance Augusto -- The "application/pgp-signature" attachment is my PGP signature. If your mail client is unable to use it, you can safely ignore it. Augusto Ciuffoletti Dipartimento di Informatica Università degli Studi di Pisa Corso Buonarroti I-56125, Pisa (ITALY) http://www.di.unipi.it/~augusto
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