Having searched the bug reports this
seemed like the best place to post this. Please forward if
necessary.
Thanks
Installation notes for Woody on
Nubus PowerPC's using the Apple MkLinux Booter and the Kernel with
Debian Potato installer.
I couldn't get potato (Debian GNU/Linux 2.2r5) to run X, recognise the floppy or use ppp successfully and so I upgraded to woody after installing a LAN and ADSL.
These notes describe the woody (Debian GNU/Linux 3.0) installation on a PowerPC 8100/80 via the internet (broadband connection) accessed from a LAN with a DHCP server.
I couldn't get potato (Debian GNU/Linux 2.2r5) to run X, recognise the floppy or use ppp successfully and so I upgraded to woody after installing a LAN and ADSL.
These notes describe the woody (Debian GNU/Linux 3.0) installation on a PowerPC 8100/80 via the internet (broadband connection) accessed from a LAN with a DHCP server.
It is assumed that one or more Linux
partitions reside on your hard disk. I used pdisk (MacOS).
For partitioning help see:
http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/powerpc/ch-preparing.en.html#s-non-debian-partitioning
Stage 1: Installing Debian Linux booter
Stage 1: Installing Debian Linux booter
1.
Obtain the Apple MkLinux Booter from:
http://nubus-pmac.sourceforge.net/
It comprises three folders , the contents of which need to be copied to Control Panels (1 file), Extensions (1 file) and Preferences (2 files) folders - it's pretty self-explanatory.
2. Download the Mach_Kernel
from:
http://www.symsys.com/~ingram/hardware/powermac/
It comprises three folders , the contents of which need to be copied to Control Panels (1 file), Extensions (1 file) and Preferences (2 files) folders - it's pretty self-explanatory.
2.
(the Kernel with Debian Installer from
nubus-pmac.sourceforge.net/ didn't boot for me)
Rename from "Mach_Kernel" to "Mach Kernel" and place in the Extensions folder.
3.
and make sure it reads as follows:
# RAMDisk Debian Installer
rootdev=/dev/ram
(It doesn't matter what else is in the file as long as every other line starts with "# "
Save the file and exit
6.
7.
Stage2: Installing woody
Choose the following from the menus:
1.
2.
3.
The partition set I used on /dev/sda0
was:
6
/
80M
7
swap
80
M
8
swap
80
M
9.
/usr
1G
10
/var
3G
11.
/tmp
100M
12. /home
500M
12.
13.
free
1.2G
4.
Select Installation medium: network
The installer configures your network configuration automatically using DHCP or BOOTP if you accept the defaults.
It will then download from the default URL:
powermac/images-1.44/rescue.bin
powermac/drivers.tgz
5.
Select Installation medium: network
It will then download from the default URL:
base2_2.tgz
6. Configure the Base System
Choose and configure your time zone
7. Your can't "Make a Boot Floppy: for a Nubus Mac so -
Reboot the System into MacOS. Go to Control Panels and open MkLinux window, select Custom which opens lilo.conf
Comment out with "#" the second line below:
# RAMDisk Debian Installer
rootdev=/dev/ram
and add:
# boot from root partition on scsi hard drive
rootdev=/dev/sda6
(sda6 is the root partion initialised in 3. above)
Save the file and exit
8.
Which takes you to Debian System Configuration
Accept the defaults and enter a password for root and set up a user with password.
When you get to Apt Configuration choose http and select a mirror site
Apt will then install and configure the woody packages. Choose "simple" install
After getting the list of packages required it will tell you how much is being downloaded and ask if you want to continue; the default is Y
9.
Accept the defaults
Configuring Locales: choose a locale (I chose cy_GB ISO-8859-15) choose "C" as your default system environment
Configuring Setserial choose "kernel"
It will then continue unpacking, installing and configuring packages. When asked if you want to Restart Services, accept the default Y
Allow "update-passwd" Y
Configuring Console-common choose "Keep kernel keymap"
Always accept the maintainer's configuration setup
When asked if you want a QUIK boot block type N [Return]
After loading a few more packages you will get a login prompt with the heading:
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 debian tty
Your debian version is in "/etc/debian_version"
You can check that everything has installed correctly by typing:
apt-get dist-upgrade (which will offer to install any missing packages)
10. You now have a base system to which you can add your choice of packages to tailor woody to fit your needs using "dselect" . Before doing so read the docs at:
http://www.debian.org/release/woody/powerpc/ch-main.en.html
Congratulations you've installed Woody on your Nubus PC.
I wouldn't have attempted this without the network and ADSL. I wouldn't have been successful without the invaluable support of everyone at:
debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org
Go read their archives for the last couple of months:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/
By subscribing to the list, I've read every posting since the beginning of this year and although much of it was beyond my knowledge, I have gleaned a great deal of help with the install and some understanding of how Linux works.
If you're upgrading from potato there are some issues you need to be aware of - see:
http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/keycodes (important information regarding key mapping - ignore this at your peril!)
http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/powerpc/release-notes/ch-upgrading
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2002/debian-devel-200202/msg01868.html
For general Linux help, try:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/howtos.html
http://www.linuxquestions.org/
http://www.linuxpowered.com/
http://www.unixgeeks.org/
Clive Menzies - July
2002
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