On Tue, 6 Aug 2002, Tom Gall wrote: > George Karaolides wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I'm trying to install Debian woody on an IBM RS/6000 7025 F50 using the > > latest floppies. > > > > I'm having very little success so far. The best I've managed is to get a > > "Booting:" message from OpenFirmware using the chrc rescue floppy and the > > OpenFirmware command > > > > 0> boot floppy:.\linux.bin root=/dev/fd0 load_ramdisk=1 > > > > However, the booting procedure stops after the disk is read, nothing > > appears on the screen and the only way to get control of the machine back > > is to power it down. > > None too surprising. You want a kernel compiled as CHRP. Tho one question, > is > your box an SMP box? If so, make sure SMP is turned on. Otherwise the standard > CHRP config in arch/ppc/configs should work just fine.
Hi Tom, Thanks for your reply. I would have expected the kernel that comes with the woody chrp install floppies to have been compiled for chrp. Is it not? If so, I need to find other installation disks, or cross-compile my own kernel. I only have Intel machines running Debian on which to compile a kernel, and I've never cross-compiled before. An initial attempt failed with an error message about the file ppc--gcc not existing. So: - Is the kernel on the Debian woody chrp install diskettes really not suitable for my chrp machine? - Any suggestions on where I might locate a suitable kernel or set of install disks? - Failing that, any pointers on how to cross-compile a suitable kernel on Intel x86? Best regards, | George Karaolides Planitis Communications Ltd., | | tel: +357 22 45 65 00 Office 102, 11 Florinis Street, | | web: www.planitis.net Nicosia CY 1065, | | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Republic of Cyprus. |
