Re: Debian on iBook
Hi Mick,
On 2018-08-08, Mick Bert <micbert75@gmail.com> wrote:
>> You can fetch the installation image here:
>>
>>> https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/10.0/powerpc/iso-cd/
>>
>> Let me know if you run into issues. There have been recently changes
>> on the server side for PowerPC for which we should build fresh
>> installation images. But I haven't done this for a while now.
>>
>> If the installation fails, I have a good reason to finally do that.
>>
> Actually the installation fails, already at boot time: it leads to
> something like an openfirmware console, where I can either reboot or
> shutdown:
>
> Decrementer exception at %SRR0: 001001d8 %SRR1: 10003030
>
> Apple PowerBook6,5 4.8.7f1 BootROM built on 09/23/04 at 16:13:38
Is yaboot still used as the installer? I also have an iBook and reported
[0] and provided a fix [1] for a very similar issue relating to yaboot
back in October 2017. My fix was never picked up because yaboot was
supposed to be replaced with grub.
This email probably won't help you. But if yaboot is still used, maybe
someone will reconsider picking up my patch for yaboot. Or is it
required that I file a Debian bug?
[0] https://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2017/10/msg00089.html
[1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2017/10/msg00118.html
John Ogness
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