Newbie warning. I am a complete moron. I too am trying to install Debian Linux on a Powermac G4. I have been following the instructions detailed here
http://valla.uchicago.edu/ppc/pbg412.html and of course here http://people.debian.org/~branden/ibook/ I can get the system boot, find my harddrive, and install to the point of Configuring the Driver Modules, where I encounter an error saying "No modules were found in /target/lib/modules/2.4.20-ben5 that could be configured,... blah blah blah" Well there is a good reason for this because the kernel install pulls from http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/current/new- powermac/ which does, in fact, contain 2.4.18 modules, instead of 2.4.20. Obviously something is getting pulled down from the wrong place, but what? I have scanned the instructions carefully, and followed them exactally as stated. Is there some sort of missing step that is so obvious only a idiot like me would not know it? I got my yaboot, yaboot.conf, and images/root.bin from http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/current/new- powermac/ and my linux.bin from http://valla.uchicago.edu/ppc/vmlinux-pbg412.bz2 The other odd thing that is going on is my harddrive is identified as /dev/hde instead of hda or hdc. Where am I going wrong? Regards, Bryan Schwerer
