On Tue, Sep 07, 2004 at 04:54:23PM -0400, Jonas Meyer wrote: > Hello. I've been trying to get debian Sarge to install on a G5 XServe > with little success. I've looked around, and it seems like there are > no messages regarding this subject on this list, and no documentation > that seems to indicate it shouldn't work, or how to get it to work. > > I downloaded the latest netinst daily build for sarge from > http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/powerpc/current/ > sarge-powerpc-netinst.iso, and it boots from the cd fine. However, > after I type "install-power4", or "expert-power4" it goes to an open > firmware screen and gives the following output: > > ... ok > Copying OF device tree...done > Initializing fake screen: VTXP > Calling quiesce > Returning 0x01400000 from prom_init > > > Then it freezes. Does debian install on the G5 XServe? Do I need to > do special things to make it work?
The PPC32 2.6.7 kernel doesn't support the XServe G5. Here's a kernel patch that worked for us (also sent upstream): http://www.no-name-yet.com/patches/kernel-source-2.6.7.xserve-g5.diff Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
