Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: sarge-powerpc-netinst.iso 20July2004 uname -a: powerpc_2.6.7
Date: 21 July 2004 circa 7pm BST Method: Installed BootX 1.2.2 from http://penguinppc.org/projects/bootx/ copied 2.6 initrd.gz and vmlinuz from d-i CD to "Linux Kernels" in the MacOS System Folder Configured Bootx to boot from the RamDisk (initrd.gz in the System Folder) Proxied=No Machine: PowerMac G3 Beige (old world) Processor: 266MHz Processor Memory: 96Mb Root Device: IDE: ATA Disk QUANTUM FIREBALL SE4.3A 4Gb Root Size/partition table: Output of lspci: 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Motorola MPC106 [Grackle] (rev 40) 0000:00:10.0 Class ff00: Apple Computer Inc. Heathrow Mac I/O (rev 01) 0000:00:12.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage Pro 215GP (rev 5c) Base System Installation Checklist: Initial boot worked: [O] Configure network HW: [O] had to select "bmac" manually Config network: [O] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [O] Create file systems: [O] Mount partitions: [O] Install base system: [O] Install boot loader: [ ] No boot loader installed - see comment below Reboot: [E] Unbootable [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Comments/Problems: >From the "Choose Language" screen onwards, the dialog boxes look strange - broken edge on RH side and where selections are highlighted the first letter is duplicated. On configuring Hostname the "d" in debian wouldn't erase and so I got "dHostname". I noticed during the install (on tty3) "hostname lookup failure for Exim4-config" this may be irrelevant but as I didn't have a bootable system at the end, I couldn't check /etc/hostname. During "Installing base system" I got the main Debian Installer dialogue box with "Install quik on Hard Disk" highlighted. Pressing enter results in the dialogue box disappearing momentarily and then reappearing - this a continuous loop. I eventually proceeded without a boot loader after receiving "Boot loader not installed" and as the system won't boot, I guess that's right ;) Regards Clive -- http://www.clivemenzies.co.uk strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
