Re: Using new Debian-Installer on oldworld PowerMac 9500
On Mon, Aug 23, 2004 at 11:32:30PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 23, 2004 at 10:25:46PM +0200, Martin Geier wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 23, 2004 at 12:35:12PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote:
> > > On Sun, Aug 22, 2004 at 09:13:32PM +0200, Martin Geier wrote:
[snip]
> > Are the debian-installer-floppies using kernel 2.6? Shall I try out
> There is both the powerpc-small/floppy ones, which are based on 2.4, and the
> powerpc/floppy which are based on 2.6.
So it seems that only the 2.4-based are running...
> > 2.6 on woody (mh, i would have to upgrade a lot of things...). Then I
> > could verify if the fbdev works...
> That would be great.
Could you please send me the .config of the powerpc-small/floppy-kernel?
Then I'll build an "equal" kernel and look what happens.
> > > > ./2004-08-22/powerpc-small/floppy/ofonlyboot.img: Smiling-Mac-icon,
> > > > then
> > > > the Mac-tux-icon and floppy-activity. Sometimes the screen gets
> > > > black except
> > > > the tux in the middle, which now has (I think) inverted colors.
> > > > Finally
> > > > the floppy comes out. Inserting the root-floppy and pressing enter
> > > > initiates again floppy-activity, but I can't see anything :(
> > > This seems to work, but you don't have fbdev console. Can you try
> > > setting up a
> > > serial console to understand what is happening ?
> > Mm, i'll try that. Is the kernel configured to print its console to the serial
> > console? [also see below] Or do you expect an OF error message?
> I don't really know, my experience with oldworld is exclusively second hand.
> you would have to give the console=ttyS1,9200 or whatever is the speed/serial
> console for your hardware. The right driver is builtin for this to work
> without problem.
Hmm, I don't now how to supply kernel parameters when booting from
floppy on ppc. There is nothing like a commandline. Can you specify
kernel parameters when building the floppy-images?
Is the any possibility to reach the debian-installer via network?
> > Do you know what a red-cross means? Something like "error while
> > decompressing"?
> Really, no idea. I have never seen miboot working first hand.
The new floppies are using miboot? Do you know what the old ones used?
Another idea: Is it possible to start the new debian installer from a running
woody-system?
Greetings,
Martin
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