Re: Debian iMAC (3 years old) install ¿howto?
On Thu, 2003-03-27 at 06:04, Javier Viñuales Gutiérrez wrote:
> Hi all, I need to install Debian on a iMAC (G3 processor, three years
> old).
>
> I never had worked with a MAC, I don't know how to boot from CD, what CD
> image to donwload and so on, I only know to work with i386 and Sparc
> arch :-?
>
> Could anybody help me?, thank you very much.
This list's discussion of Debian installer oddities doesn't apply in the
Macintosh world: I've done both recently; the first time I ever saw a
Debian installer was 3 months ago when I put it on my sister's
old-as-they-get iMac - no problems or hitches at all, but I'm still
recovering from bruises from several attempts on a i386 laptop - and
finally success last weekend.
The label I wrote on my Mac CD set is "Debian ppc 301." Get the ones
that say something about ppc.
To boot the CD, put disk #1 in the iMac's CD drive, restart, and hold
down the "c" key. That ought to get you the installer, and it's all
downhill from there.
--
Glenn English
ghe@slsware.com
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