Hi Bryan, On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Bryan Schwerer wrote:
> > Newbie warning. I am a complete moron. I am new to Debian, too ... I have a Powerbook G4, but I *think* (I'm not sure of it) as to the install process the differences aren't perhaps that big. For the install I kept to this: Keep it simple. I simply downloaded the first 2 powerpc images somewhere from an Debian mirror or so, burnt them to CD's and booted the first CD to start the installation (at boot time I held down the 'c' key and typed 'install24' (please have a look at the boot menu to realize the correct command) to install the a 2.4 kernel)), if I recall it correctly. The 'c' key is, if I recall it correctly, the usual key to boot a Powerbook G4 from a CD ... the key may be different on your machine. With all due respect to this page: http://valla.uchicago.edu/ppc/pbg412.html but it could be *perhaps* slightly outdated information ... don't know .... > > 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/ this previous page helped me a lot for partitioning my disk .. > > 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" Did you try to mix the 2.4.20 benh kernel with the modules for a 2.4.18 Kernel? If yes: I could well imagine the install could have a problem with this ... > > 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. Seems this is what I mean ... If you burn yourself a Debian CD: I burned my Debian CD on Mac OS X, and if I recall correctly: I had chosen a MS-DOS file system for the CD, that I used for the install on the Powerbook. After the install I tried to upgrade my system to newer stuff ... but only *after* the completion of the installation, IIRC ... Good luck. Best Regards, Wolfgang -- Profile, Links: http://profiles.yahoo.com/wolfgangpfeiffer
