Update: I have been able to get past the partitioning issues. I used the 3.1r8 cd to create my partitions & format.
Once I got to the partition error, I switched to the second console. Mounted the partition on /target and once the menu came up for the steps I moved onto the install option. So now I'm sitting at the option to choose a debian mirror. What do I use for the current m68k mirror? -- Stephen - Vk3heg