Re: Debian on RS/6000 E30

[Amadeu Junior <amadeu@gmail.com>]

I'll try the new link...

Well, the floppy attempt to read the image and nothing... and it don't boot... 

After, it attempt to read the floppy, it boot a old AIX system...

I didn't try the serial console, actually I don't know that... hehehe :-D

thanks a lot ...


On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 13:32:57 +0100 (BST), Leigh Brown
<leigh@solinno.co.uk> wrote:
> Amadeu Junior said:
> > Hi ...
> >
> > I'm brazilian and my English is horrible !!!
> >
> > let's go...
> >
> > I'm trying boot a IBM RS/6000 E30 powerpc 604e-233Mhz, 512Mb RAM,
> > 5*9,1Gb (SCSI), etc...
> >
> > I've been reading from
> > http://home.tiscali.be/philippe_andersson/rs6000.html
> >    and
> >          http://home.tiscali.be/philippe_andersson/rs6000-instproc.html
> > but it don't work. I can't make a workable floppy disk for this
> > machine, it just don't boot.
> >
> > I used a zImage.prep from Leigh's patch...
> >
> > Anyone help me please...  I'm confused !!!
> >
> > Is this machine prep or chrp boot?
> 
> It is PReP.  You will need a patched kernel to boot it.  I suggest
> trying this one:
> 
> http://www.solinno.co.uk/7043-140/files/2.4.22/zImage.prep
> 
> I highly recommend using a serial console to install (if you aren't
> already).
> 
> Please describe exactly what happens when you try to boot the image
> from the floppy.  e.g. does it attempt to read the image?  How long
> is the floppy drive on for, etc. etc.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Leigh.
> 
> 



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