On Sat, Oct 13, 2001 at 08:53:43PM -0400, Michael D. Crawford wrote: > I'm trying to install on a Mac 8500 using the instructions on this page: > > http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/inst/pmac >
This is not a very good reference. I don't even know what that page is doing on the website? There's an entire installation manual at http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/powerpc/install Installing Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 For PowerPC > but I have a couple of problems. > > When I come to the step where I install the kernel and modules, I have > it search my HFS disk looking for the directory that's got the needed > files. But it's looking for rescue.bin and driver.bin; what I have is > rescue.bin, driver-1.bin, and driver-2.bin. I suppose I could rename > one of the driver-?.bin files but that doesn't seem to me to be the > right thing to do. As long as you have the rescue.bin file in an images-1.44 folder, which itself is inside a folder named powermac, then the installer can find them. It would be best to have the powermac folder also inside a folder named current, current is where base2_2.tgz lives and powermac is where drivers.tgz should be. > In any case, step 6 on that page says to skipp the "install operating > system and modules", and I suppose that is mostly OK because I boot off > an uncompressed linux kernel on my HFS partition using BootX. However, > I end up with no modules. > > This might be the cause of my next problem - I want to install the > packages using my modem. I installed the base system then rebooted. > When i configure PPP, and it tries to autodetect my modem port, my modem > lights do not blink and no modem is detected. I can try out each of the > options for the serial port (/dev/ttyS0 to ttyS4) and nothing works. > Just guessing I tried /dev/modem too and that didn't work either. > > So I am unable to configure PPP to dial out my modem. What do I need to > do to make my modem port work? > > It would be possible for me to put my modem on my PC running NT and > route through ethernet using WinRoute on the PC. I succeeded in this > when I installed debian on my mac before, as I had the same problem with > my modem then. But I am reluctant to try this because I have observed > that WinRoute corrupts data transmitted through it; I don't want to try > to download the many megabytes an OS install will require through buggy > router software. > > Thanks for any help you can give me. > Is it possible to use quik instead of BootX? That would give you a much more manageable and supportable linux system. -- *----------------------------------------------------------------* | .''`. | Debian GNU/Linux: <http://www.debian.org> | | : :' : | debian-imac: <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | `. `'` | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | `- | May the Source be with you | *----------------------------------------------------------------*
