On Sun, Oct 26, 2003 at 10:06:46PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > A least, I've receive my new powerbook, and of course, I want to install > Debian GNU/Linux on it. > > These steps are OK : > > Formating and reinstalling Mac OS (30 Go HFS+ and 2Go HFS) > I've create a bootstrap partition (/dev/hdc9) > And four ext2/ext3 partitions : > > / ext2 > /var ext3 > /home ext3 > /usr ext3 > > The only way I've found for booting was to copy 4 files on the / Mac OS > partition : > > root.bin > linux.bin (a 2.4.20ben5 with ata100 ) > yaboot.conf > yaboot (1.3.10 binary) > > And boot into OF, with boot hd:10,yaboot. > > Boot is OK(install-safe, with video=ofonly), but after this, no way to > install correcly the base system... > > - network install : new-powermac/images-2.88/rescue.bin and > new-powermac/drivers.tgz are correctly downloaded, but > > - cdrom install : can't find the good files... > > The error is : "Filed getting release file \ > file:/instmnt/dist/woody/Release" > > <continue> > > Some stranges things are that cdrom is /dev/hda and hard disk /dev/hdc
Does the cdrom seem to mount correctly? Try mounting it ahead of time using the 'Mount an already initialized partition' item, or check in console 2 during the install attempt to see if _you_ can see files under /instmnt . -- Debian GNU/Linux Operating System By the People, For the People Chris Tillman (a people instance) toff one at cox dot net
