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Re: Updated Debian Ports installation images 2021-09-23




On 10/5/2021 9:16:40 AM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de> wrote:

Hi Marc!

On 10/5/21 18:10, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> Many thanks for keeping Debian alive on these old architectures.

You're welcome.

> I just dusted off my XServe-G5 (ppc64) and gave this snapshot a go.
>
> The very good news is that it boots all the way to the installer.
> The less good news is that it stops pretty quickly as none of the
> required drivers are actually in the install media.
>
> To be able to install Debian, you would at least need:
> CONFIG_SATA_SVW (sata)
> CONFIG_TIGON3 (Ethernet)
Alex Perez:
While you're at it, if you could also add SATA_SIL24 to the default build, this is, by far, the most common legacy SATA PCI controller that's used in legacy PCI-based PowerPC Macs. 



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