Okay, so I've got the iBook booting from the CD, and I get the yaboot prompt... but after I type in all the video stuff, I get several messages saying "Wrong partition 1 signature", then a "booting kernel" screen... and then it just hangs. Is there something wrong with the way I've partitioned my disk? I've got the first partition set as ~5.5 gigs, Unallocated (for Debian) and the second as ~4 gigs, HFS (for Mac OS). I also tried using the "Preferred LinuxPPC" partitioning scheme, with the same results.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Brian Dunnette On Sat, Apr 14, 2001 at 09:38:07AM +0200, Jean-Noel Colin wrote: > Hi > > Indeed, I had the same problem. > > You should boot from Open Firmware (press apple-option-O-F during > the bell at boot). This will get you to a prompt. > > Type boot cd://yaboot (replace slashes by backslashes) > at the yaboot prompt, type debian video=aty128fb:vmode:10:depth:8: > > You will have to include this video stuff each time you reboot until > you have installed a working system. > > you'll probably have more questions and I'll be glad to help. I can't > promise to get back to you immediately because I am quite busy. > > I attach a file that helped me a lot > > /jnc > > > > > As a fellow iBook indigo user, do you have any tips on installing > > Debian? I've tried booting from CDs (by holding down the "C" key while > > booting), but this doesn't seem to work... any suggestions? > > > > Brian Dunnette > > > > On Sat, Apr 14, 2001 at 09:10:44AM +0200, Jean-Noel Colin wrote: > > > Hi > > > > > > I have successfully installed potato on my ibook indigo with a french > > > keyboard. I configured the keyboard properly under console mode (even > > > though I need to rerun kbdconfig each time I reboot), but under X, I > > > have some problems. All alphanumeric keys work properly, but > > > > > > the backspace key does not work: I have to press shift-backspace to > > > get it work. However, in dialog windows, the backspace key acts as a > > > delete key! > > > > > > I can't get the pipe (vertical bar) character. I tried by pressing > > > shift + option + L, but it does not work. The same is for backslash. > > > > > > Can someone help me in fixing this? > > > > > > Except from these, I am very pleased to run debian on this system. I > > > already own a PC running debian and making the family bigger was quite > > > satisfactory!! > > > > > > Jean-Noel Colin > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Content-Description: iBookDV-install.txt > Debian/PPC install > on > the iBook Firewire > 2nd edition > > Introduction > ------------ > > Dat is my experience with installing Potato Debian on my iBook DVD, using the > rev0 CDs. This is not a Guide to Debian installation, rather a step-by-step > guide (doh!). And write down what you're doing (especially partition numbers, > that the reason why I'm writing this and reinstalling everything from scratch > for the second time) > Enjoy. > > Instructions > ------------ > > 1. Boot the laptop with the iBook install, by pressing "C" during the chime > sound > 2. Launch the Drive Setup, on the CD, in the Utilities directory > 3. I created 2 partitions. First one is the Linux Place Holder, one big fat > partition that we'll split into all your Linux partitions during the Debian > install process. The second one is for MacOS. You might want to create 3 > partitions (respectivily for Linux, MacOS, and an HFS one for sharing files > between Linux and MacOS). I'm only using MacOS to play DVDs, so it's no big > deal for me. > 4. Install MacOS on the MacOS drive (don't install on the place holder for > Linux!) > 5. Reboot the 'puter, it should work, otherwise bring your iBook back to the > shop and jump off a cliff. > > 6. Now that we're sure that the iBook and MacOS works, reboot up, and press > Option-Apple-O-F during the chime to access the Open Firmware. > 7. type in "boot cd:\\yaboot". Try "boot cd:\install\powermac\yaboot" if the > former fails. > 8. On the yaboot prompt, enter "debian video=aty128fb:vmode:10:depth:8:" where > debian is the name of the image you're gonna be using to boot (hit <Tab> to > list the available ones). > 9. Select your keyboard, and Partition your HD, following Ethan Benson's > mac-fdisk-basics.txt (see at the bottom for URL). > 11. At this point I have this kind of partitioning: > hda1 to hda8: MacOS crap > hda9: Apple_Bootstrap partition > hda10: / (root) > hda11: swap > hda12: /home (home) > hda13: /opt (opt) > hda14: MacOS > > (...Later...) > > 10. When asked if you want to "Make Linux Bootable Directly From Hard Disk", > get to another console and get a shell (on the iBook, it's a bit dodgy, > keep pressed in this order Apple-fn-F2). > 11. Run this line to get your bootstrap partition initialized: > mkofboot --boot /dev/hda9 -m /target/etc/ofboot.b --root /dev/hda10 > --p > artition 10 > 12. In the present state, you wouldn't be able to boot Linux because of the > (lack of) novideo option in the default yaboot.conf > Edit the /target/etc/yaboot.conf. Here is what it looks like after all the > editing: > > boot=/dev/hda9 > device=hd: > timeout=20 > install=/boot/yaboot > magicboot=/boot/ofboot.b > > image=/vmlinux > label=Linux > root=/dev/hda10 > read-only > partition=10 > novideo > > 13. Run that to be able to run Linux: > ybin -C /target/etc/yaboot.conf -m /target/etc/ofboot.b > 14. Reboot the system, and get into the Open Firmware again > 15. To boot your linux system, type in: > boot hd:9,yaboot > > (...Later...) > > 16. Voila, you still need to configure your computer (X-Window, dial-up, > desktop...), but at least it will boot up normally =) > 17. to boot up by default with Linux, run "setenv boot-device hd:9,yaboot" > within the Open Firmware. Press the Option key during the chime to boot > MacOS. > > URLS > ---- > > - Ethan Benson's site, contains mac-fdisk-basics.txt and the yaboot FAQ > http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/ > - Hadess.net, the website for updates (if necessary) of this document > http://localhost/files/ppc/ibook/ > > Thanks > ------ > > Thanks to Ethan Benson, Michel Danzer, and Daniel Jacobowitz for their > technica > l > help. >
