On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 09:39:28PM +0200, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote: > Am Die, 2003-07-01 um 14.43 schrieb Brendan J Simon: > > Hello, > > > > I'm trying to install debian on a new 1GHz Apple Powerbook. I tried the > > new installer at the address suggested below by Jens. It works much > > better but still has some problems. I managed to copy the kernel, > > net-initrd image and yaboot files to my macosx partition and booted the > > installer via yaboot via openfirmware. It detects my hard disk fine and > > collects it's IP info via DHCP. But it has problems during the "Detect > > hardware and load kernel drivers for it (full version)". I get errors > > such like: > > > > Detecting HW and loading kernel modules'Linux IDE Driver' > > Do you want to load the missing module from a drivers floppy? > > A driver floppy is a ext2 floppy with one file modules.tgz ...... > > > > Ofcourse my Mac does not have a floppy :) Am I missing some files or is > > it a bug in the installer ??? > In this step the installer tries to detect additional hardware, which is > not supported by the kernel and to load kernel modules for it. Since > probably all drivers needed for installing are included in the kernel, > you can simply press return and not use any "drivers floppys" (obviously > since you don't even have a floppy drive). > > BTW the hardware detecting part is currently reworked to use discover2 > which will play nicer with 2.4 kernels.
When this is fixed, we should check to see the user doesn't still get an error message here on powerpc. Do we want a bug so we remember? -- Debian GNU/Linux Operating System By the People, For the People Chris Tillman (a people instance) [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]