Re: Installing Sarge on IBM 7025-F50: "Non-Debian CD-ROM detected"

[Christoph Weizen <cwei@gmx.net>]

Oh dear,

.disk was missing.
Shame to me,

cheers,
Christoph

Christoph Weizen wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> I'm trying to install Debian 3.1r0a on a IBM 7025-F50 (CHRP) via CD-ROM.
> After hardware detection I get the error message
>     "Non-Debian CD-ROM detected".
>
> Ok, here's what I've done so far.
> - Downloaded debian-31r0a-powerpc-binary-1.iso
> - cdrecord -dev=/dev/cdrw -v -data debian-31r0a-powerpc-binary-1.iso
>
> - OF> boot cdrom:1,\install\yaboot
>   => /etc/yaboot.conf not found
> - because of 8.3 filenames:
>   OF> dir cdrom:\install
>   YABOOT.CON
>
> So,
> - mount -o loop debian-31r0a-powerpc-binary-1.iso /mnt
> - cd /tmp
> - mkdir deb; cp -a /mnt/* deb
> - mkdir deb/etc; cp deb/install/yaboot.conf deb/etc
> - mkisofs -r -J -l -o deb.iso deb
> - cdrecord -dev=/dev/cdrw -v -data deb.iso
> - OF> dir cdrom:\etc
>   YABOOT.CONF
>
> And again:
> - boot cdrom:1,\install\yaboot
> - /etc/yaboot.conf was now readable, but device=cd:
>   So, edit yaboot.conf to device=cdrom:, or
>   OF> devalias cd: /pci@fef00000/scsi@c/sd@4,0
>
> Now all together:
> - boot cd:1,\install\yaboot
> - Welcome to Debian GNU/Linux Sarge...
> - boot: install
> - Choose a language
> - Choose country
> - Detecting hardware to find CD-ROM drives
> - ! Detect and mount CD-ROM: Non-Debian CD-ROM detected
>   The CD-ROM drive contains a non-Debian CD.
>   <Continue>
>
> Do you have any suggestions?
> Oh, please - pimp my F50. ;)
>
> cheers,
> Christoph