>To: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org >Subject: Installing Debian(Woody) on a 7200, again >Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: "Lorenzo Thurman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 09:35:36 -0500 (EST) > > >I tried the boot floppy 5 times with disks made from three differnet computers >and it still will not work. The >same thing happens everytime, the boot process starts, but after miboot kicks >in, the s >reen goes black and loses sync, then nothing. Anyone h >ave any ideas? I thought Debian was supposed to have a better installer, so >far this has been a waste of time. >I've used Mandrake and LinuxPPC in the past and they worked w/o too much >trouble on thi > computer, so I can't understand why Debian has to be >so difficult. > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com >The most personalized portal on the Web! > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hello Lorenzo,
I completed an install on a 7200 last night with no problems at all (not what you wanted to hear ;-). Anyway, I wonder if you have some nonstandard hardware installed - especially video hardware - or have set some firmware settings in the past that cause the installer problems. You could try resetting the firmware before installation and that might help. I'm only a newbie myself, but the 7200 seems to be one of the powermac architectures that is very well supported by debian and should not require any "tweeks" to get the install to work. Best of luck, Nick.
