On Fri, Jan 31, 2003 at 08:15:46AM -0500, Bryan Kattwinkel wrote: > I'm trying to install Debian 2.2 on a Mac Quadra 700 using the > instructions found on linux-m68k.org. Each time I get to the Install Base > System step (using base2_2.tgz on the Mac partition), it shows a "please > wait" message for a few minutes, the display goes mostly blank for about > a minute, a message flashes on the screen, and is immediately covered by > the installer window, still at the Install Base System step. Attempts to > force it forward to the Configure Base System step result in a message > that the base system is not installed, and inspecting with the shell > shows the root disk has directories but key files are not there. > > I've re-downloaded base2.2.tgz in case it had been bad; no dice. I > replaced Penguin 18.1 which came in the macinstall.tgz package with > Penguin 19 which I already had from the test boot process. The Quadra 700 > has 68M RAM, 1280M hard drive, onboard ethernet and video. Partitions are > 136M swqp, 1000M root, and 108M HFS. I'm not using a CD-ROM and have > found I need to restart the Quadra if I have used its Ethernet in Mac OS > (7.1 update 3) before booting with Penguin.
Sounds like it's segfaulting. You can see error messages with Ctrl-F3. One idea, did you start MacOS with the Shift key held down to prevent extensions from loading? Running extensions can cause havoc with Linux. Another idea, take a look at the Debian installation manual http://www.debian.org/releases/potato/m68k/install -- "The way the Romans made sure their bridges worked is what we should do with software engineers. They put the designer under the bridge, and then they marched over it." -- Lawrence Bernstein, Discover, Feb 2003
