ok, now i really screwed up ... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam C Powell IV" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 4:48 PM Subject: Re: new installation
> Andrew Sharp wrote: > > > Adam C Powell IV wrote: > > > > > > Hmm... here's something which may work. Is there a .coff kernel image on the > > > CD, e.g. vmlinux-2.2.18pre21.coff? If so, try copying that onto an > > > HFS-formatted blank floppy. Then when you boot, hold down something like > > > command-option-O-F to boot into OF. i never been able to boot into OF ... > > > Oh wait, before you reboot, look for the Boot Variables MacOS utility, so you > > > can disable auto-boot and set the input device to the keyboard and output to > > > screen (see my last post on the values of these vars for 4400/clones). Then > > > when you reboot, you should not need command-option-O-F to get you into OF. so i thought, i will try setting auto-boot off with the bootvariables macos utility like you said ... but when i rebooted, ... nothing happend, nothing, no screen output nothing, it doesnt even boot from the hfs floppy anymore ... sigh, ... is there anything i can do ? or is this box lost ? i never found a .coff kernel either on the cdrom. bruno
