Re: Debian on a Thinkpad Power Series 820
FWIW I have used both the 4.0r5 multi-arch, 4.0r5 net install, and 4.0r5 Xfce to install Debian successfully on a Power Mac G4 tower. It takes a few tricks from the magic bag, but I can confirm that the Debain disks work 'as advertised'.
All my best - Chris Reich; Rochester, New York
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--- On Thu, 11/20/08, Pedro Rey <prey@reyland.es> wrote:
> From: Pedro Rey <prey@reyland.es>
> Subject: Debian on a Thinkpad Power Series 820
> To: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org
> Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 7:24 AM
> Hello,
> I'm trying to install Debian on a Thinkpad Power Series
> 820 machine PReP
> architecture with a 603e PowerPC processor, with no luck at
> the moment.
>
> So far, I've tried to boot the 4.0_r5 install CD, but
> the laptop hangs while
> booting. It does show the "IBM ThinkPad Power
> Series" logo with audio
> sounds. Then the CD drive starts to work as if it was
> booting from the CD.
> After a while the "Power Series" logo disappears
> from screen... and nothing
> else happens. The drive stops reading and the machine
> hangs. Currently,
> the laptop is running AIX 4.2.1 without any problems.
>
> I've gone through the Debian GNU/Linux PowerPC PReP
> Page, but I haven't been
> able to follow the instructions described.
>
> Could somebody point me info on installing Debian on this
> machine? Or maybe
> info on debugging boot problems with 4.05r install CD? I
> don´t know how to
> get those messages, which I assume it is spitting
> somewhere.
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