Files for BootX
Hi,
I am on my sixth attempt to install Debian on a Powerbook G3
(Wallstreet). I am out of ideas. I have OpenFirmware < 3.0, so I tried
the following:
1. boot from floppies. four floppies, two different writing methods; I
think my floppy drive is too picky.
2. BootX: I could have sworn I downloaded the ramdisk.img.gz file from
Debian, but, now I go back and cannot find it. I made it the farthest
with this method. I got to the point where it asks for the installation
CD, but, then the installer could not find the files rescue.bin and
powermac/drivers.tgz. I could not find these anywhere on the CD, either.
3. yaboot. Did not work as the documentation said it would not.
4. Quik: I could not figure out how to create a unix partition for this
program to use. I tried the Apple "Linux Home" partition, but that did
not work. I was skeptical that Apple would support Linux anyhow.
Acutely aware of the patience of the readership, I present the
following questions in decreasing order of importance:
a) Where do I get the ramdisk.img.gz and linux.bin files BootX is
looking for? The installation CD and the ftp site seem to be pushing
yaboot and floppies.
b) Is BootX the way to go? I would like to have both MacOS9 and Sarge
on the same machine. It seems reasonable and, like I wrote previously,
it seemed to work the best for my setup.
Thank you for your time. I appreciate any help you can offer.
Chris
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