Try the net install disk...I have a 2.0 GHz dual G5 desk top and it works on that. I used "expert-power4". However, my machine is a few months old, and you may have a newer cpu. As evidence, I tried the install disk on a new imac G5 and got the symptoms you describe. I was able to get around it by compiling the 2.6.10 kernel with all the applicable patches from http://ozlabs.org/ppc64-patches/ and it ran, although I haven't tested it enough to vouch for stability.
cheers, John On Wed, 2004-12-22 at 23:41 +0100, Sven Luther wrote: > On Wed, Dec 22, 2004 at 02:12:13PM -0800, shyamal wrote: > > "Sven" == Sven Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > Sven> Please fill a bug report against the power4 kernel-image > > Sven> package. > > > > Done #286761 against kernel-image-2.6.8-power4-di > > > > I'd be happy to help where I can if something needs testing on a dual > > G5. > > Jens used to have a dual G5 2.0 Ghz, and he did kernel builds on it, and much > of the testing, including d-i. He doesn't have access to it anymore though. > Mostly what needs testing is the kernels (and posting on debian-kernel, cross > posted to debian-powerpc, and doing bug report is the best way to help there. > Also there is #debian-kernel on freenode), and debian-installer (and posting > on debian-boot and the #debian-boot on freenode irc channel is the best way to > help out). > > I am a bit out of touch of these things until after christmas though, but > there may be other people who could ask stuff and so. > > Also, once we get ppc64 kernels rolling, it would be nice to get them tested > too and so on, do you know how to build a kernel ? > > Friendly, > > Sven Luther > >
