Julien BLACHE wrote: > > Andreas Wüst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > After reading this one can say that it is, at the moment, impossible to > > install woody on a ppc machine? > > I did it on a Tibook 2 days ago, and my Debian runs just fine at the > moment (I made a bootable CD 1 of Woody using my local mirror -- > boot-floppies 3.0.13). *But* the boot-floppies are quite broken : > > - it will hang up if you configure your keyboard, leave it as it is > for the installation, then reconfigure it later (could be my fault -- > bad choice ?) ; No worries, the kernel-image used for boot-floppies was still broken wrt Linux keycodes. I've uploaded a fixed version which will hopefully make it into woody for the next boot-floppies version. > - the installer mounts ext2 partitions with type usbdevfs, you'll > have to remount them manually before continuing ; Yeah, that one cost me some time to figure out, strange one... > - it refuses to activate a swap partition, but this one could be my > fault (bad type on this very partition ?) ; Worked for me. The partition name must be swap IIRC. > - you'll have to write a yaboot.conf by hand, then run mkofboot and > ybin (chroot to /target, then mount /proc, run mkofboot and ybin). Automatic configuration of yaboot worked for me, even with a separate /boot partition. :) -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper) \ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer CS student, Free Software enthusiast \ XFree86 and DRI project member
