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Subject: installation-reports: d-i beta2 on powerbook G4 ppc
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INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: beta-2 PPC netinst
uname -a: Linux trogon 2.4.22-powerpc #1 jeu d=C3=C2=A9c 18 10:17:34 CET =
2003 ppc GNU/Linux
Date: 24 January 2004
Method: boot from CD, then packages from linux.csua.berkeley.edu
Machine: Apple PowerBook G4 ("PowerBook6,2 macRISC3 Power Macintosh")
Processor: 1GHz G4 PPC
Memory: 256 MB
Root Device: IDE, /dev/hda4
Root Size/partition table:
output from echo "p" | mac-fdisk -r /dev/hda:
# type name length base =
( size ) system
/dev/hda1 Apple_partition_map Apple 63 @ 1 =
( 31.5k) Partition map
/dev/hda2 Apple_Bootstrap bootstrap 1600 @ 64 =
(800.0k) NewWorld bootblock
/dev/hda3 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 swap 2097152 @ 1664 =
( 1.0G) Linux swap
/dev/hda4 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 root 91548544 @ 2098816 =
( 43.7G) Linux native
/dev/hda5 Apple_HFS Apple_HFS_Untitled_3 62654112 @ 936473=
60 ( 29.9G) HFS
/dev/hda6 Apple_Free 16 @ 15630147=
2 ( 8.0k) Free space
Block size=3D512, Number of Blocks=3D156301488
DeviceType=3D0x0, DeviceId=3D0x0
hda2 is the bootloader, hda5 is the OS-X partition
Output of lspci:
00:0b.0 Host bridge: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth 2 AGP
00:10.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 032=
9 (rev a1)
10:0b.0 Host bridge: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 0035
10:17.0 Class ff00: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003e
10:18.0 USB Controller: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003f
10:19.0 USB Controller: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003f
10:1a.0 USB Controller: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003f
10:1b.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
10:1b.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
10:1b.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 (rev 04)
20:0b.0 Host bridge: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 0036
20:0d.0 Class ff00: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003b
20:0e.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth 2 FireWire (re=
v 81)
20:0f.0 Ethernet controller: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth 2 GMAC (Sun GEM=
) (rev 80)
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
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: [E]
Reboot: [E]
[O] =3D OK, [E] =3D Error (please elaborate below), [ ] =3D didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
Overall I was very happy that THE INSTALL WAS BORING. The
instructions on getting this model loaded with Woody are
horrid, but d-i was very close to just working, in fact
THE D-I BETA 2 IS EASIER TO USE THAN THE POTATO INSTALLER!
I'll flag things with "doc-->", "bug-->" and "annoy-->"
depending on who needs to worry about them.
doc--> I used OS-X to partition into a two HFS+ partitions,
one for OS-X, one for Debian. (Branden Robinson's
notes are helpful here.)
doc--> I needed to hold "C" while booting to hit the CD
annoy--> Why does "American English" suggest a European keyboard?
doc--> Branden Robinson has some good instructions on how to
partition the disk using mac-fdisk. Yes, you need to
partition twice, once under OS-X, once under d-i.
annoy--> make filesystems took a long time and gave no
feedback it was doing something.
annoy--> the OS-X partiton wasn't automatically added to
/etc/fstab (I know, current kernel can't mount HFS+)
bug--> yaboot installed fine, but I later discovered it
didn't set the nvram to point at yaboot.
bug--> the system failed to reboot. instead I was left
looking at a weird debconf question about priority.
typing apple-ctrl-fun-power rebooted.
doc--> I had to type apple-alt-o-f to get into openfirmware
and keep OS-X from booting.
doc--> I used "boot hd:2,\\:tbxi" to start the first-stage bootloader.
IMPORTANT: most documentation says to use "boot hd:2,\\yaboot"
which also works but hits the second-stage bootloader.
at this point I got into base config
bug--> after selecting apt http it did an update (from
linux.csua.berkeley.edu) and then brought me back to
the same menu. I had to edit sources.list by hand.
doc--> added "macosx=3D/dev/hda5" to /etc/yaboot.conf and ran "ybin -v"
this lets the first stage bootloader switch between OS-X and Debia=
n
doc--> I still need to set the nvram environment to use yaboot, so
I don't have to type apple-alt-o-f at bootup.
doc--> I've noticed some problems warm booting from OS-X into Debian.
this may be because I've got too old a kernel.
annoy--> the default kernel doesn't support various powersaving features
annoy--> this machine requires Xfree 4.1.3, which is still
in experimental, discover didn't recognize the video
hardware (on the up side, 4.1.3 just worked, though
I still need to learn how to disable the trackpad
when a mouse is plugged in)
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Subject: closing old installation-reports
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I'm closing this old installation report, since it looks to me like all the
problems reported in it are old and fixed. There are much newer versions of
the debian installer available, that fix lots of bugs. If you're able to
try one and verify that the problems you reported are fixed (or file a new
report if not), that would be great.
Thanks for your installation report.
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see shy jo
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