On Tue, May 11, 2004 at 03:32:19AM -0400, Randall wrote: > Debian-installer-version: Beta 4, 5/11/2004 > http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/powerpc/beta4/sarge-powerpc-netinst.iso > uname -a: n/a > Date: 5/11/2004 3AM EDT > Method: attempted to boot and install from cd > > Machine: iBook G4 14" > Processor: G4/933 > Memory: 640MB > Root Device: IDE, internal drive > Root Size/partition table: > /dev/disk0 map block size=512 > #: type name length base ( size ) > 1: Apple_partition_map Apple 63 @ 1 > 2: Apple_Bootstrap untitled 4193360 @ 64 ( 2.0G) > 3: Apple_UNIX_SVR2 swap 263088 @ 4193424 (128.5M) > 4: Apple_HFS Apple_HFS_Untitled_3 112753712 @ 4456512 ( 53.8G) > 5: Apple_Free Extra 16 @ 117210224 > > Device block size=512, Number of Blocks=117210240 > DeviceType=0x0, DeviceId=0x0 > > 2 & 3 were created by the installer
The 2GB bootstrap partition and lack of an actual installation partition is weird. I guess this is an artifact of not-intelligent-enough guided partitioning plus confusion. > Initial boot worked: [install-safe only] lost video on "install" > Configure network HW: [Y] > Config network: [Y] > Detect CD: [Y] > Load installer modules: [Y] > Detect hard drives: [Y] > Partition hard drives: [E] failed to create 800k bootstrap partition > (required to boot linux from hdd iirc) but did > create 1 ext3 and 1 swap > Create file systems: [E] required lvm configuration and said no > partitions were found when they did exist > Mount partitions: [E] > Install base system: [E] > Install boot loader: [E] > Reboot: [E] > [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it > > Comments/Problems: > > Video flickered then disappeared on a normal "install," but worked with > "install-safe." Everything seemed to proceed smoothly until partitioning, > where the guided partitioner seemed to do the right thing except for the > small bootstrap partition yaboot needs on newworld macs (iirc). Yeah, this is bug #243253. > I was forced to attempt to configure LVM (even when I dropped to > manual/ expert configuration), but it said no partitions could be > found, and I could go no further in the install (I tried reiserfs > initially and labeled the partition "linux," then left it ext3/ > "untitled" with the same results). I'll leave this to the LVM guys ... Thanks, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
