You're right! It is not clear from the docs: http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-powerpc/current/powermac/images-1.44/boot-floppy-hfs.img
maybe it should be added to the list of thing to get (ie to the main page http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/inst/pmac) On Tue, Jan 16, 2001 at 02:04:49PM -0500, Michael R. Himes wrote: > Manea Mirko wrote: > > > > Hi! > > > > thanks to the help of Ethan I succeeded in creating a boot floppy. > > > > The steps are the following: > > > > 1. get boot-floppy-hfs.img and dd it to a floppy; > > 2. test if you can boot (it will prompt for a ramdisk). I had to use an > > old boot-floppy-hfs.img (with kernel 2.2.17) because latest (with > > 2.2.18pre21, I think) locks the keyboard; > > 3. get boot-floppies sources (from > > http://packages.debian.org/stable/admin/boot-floppies.html) and untar it; > > 4. cd to boot-floppies-2.2.17/powerpc-specials/miBoot; > > 5. with a hex editor (like khexedit or beav) edit System.bin; > > 6. near the end (~00012d00) you'll find: > > root=0200 load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=1 adb_buttons=100,111 > > video=atyfb:vmode:14,cmode:16,mclk:63 > > where root=XXYY, ie XX major and YY minor number of the device to mount > > as root (/dev/sda2 -> root=0802, /dev/sda3 -> root=0803, look in /dev/); > > 7. set load_ramdisk=0 and prompt_ramdisk=0; > > 8. insert boot-floppy-hfs.img and do a hmount /dev/fd0; > > 9. hcopy System.bin : > > 10. humount; > > > > Now you've got a boot floppy which mounts your root filesytem :) > > For me it works! > > > > I've just finished installing the base system, but when the installer > > asked for type of package selection (simple or advanced) I selected simple > > and then it did a reboot (clean shutdown). Maybe there is some problems > > in the installer... but now debian boots and I'm going to use dselect > > and apt.. > > > > Is there a place where a idiot can download a working copy of the > boot-floppy-hfs.img? > > thanks, > -mike Content-Description: Card for Michael R. Himes -- Best Regards, Mirko Manea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> URL: http://www.mami.net
