Harold, Ah-ha! initrd.img is the ramdisk!
Thank you so much. I have tried to install Yellow Dog , and actually had it running, so I believe I have the rest down, but I'll post more later. Thanks again, -- Jeffrey Rolland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Jeffrey, > > You have what is referred to these days as an "OldWorld", a Mac that has a > particular architecture which (currently) requires the use of a piece of > software called BootX in order to boot into Linux. (In the near future, > it's possible you'll be able to boot and install Linux using another > method; > stay tuned for that.) > > I'll begin posting the installation procedure here, supposing you've never > installed Debian (or any flavor of Linux) on your OldWorld Power Mac. If > anyone else reading this finds that I've missed a step or am doling out > false information, please correct me. Anyway, here goes nothing. > > First, you'll need to format your hard drive using Apple's system software > (prior to OS X), creating at least two partitions. I use OS 9 to do so, > but > I believe you can use earlier systems. You'll simply need to have a basic > booting Mac system, one that can load the BootX extension (which will in > turn load your Linux system). For example, I've had an OS 9 partition as > small as 40MB that worked for installing and booting Ubuntu (which is > Debian-based). I'd recommend allowing for more space, however, if this is > your first installation. You'll never know which OS 9 software you may > end > up wishing to use -- for example, you may find that you'd like to use the > Internet software at some point during the installation. You may not > *need* > to access the Internet in order to install Debian, but you may find that > it > makes things easier for you. It kind of depends on how you choose to > perform a certain step in the installation -- namely, moving your Linux > kernel (vmlinux) and ramdisk.image.gz (initrd.img) files back over to your > Mac OS partition. (More explanation later.) > > Okay, I have to jet. Partition your disk, and later I'll post some more > info. (I'd post links to more info. now, but a quick search isn't > revealing > the resources seeking.) Also, let us know your progress as this > installation pans out. > > Harold J. Johnson > > On 8/24/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hello, all! >> >> After trying unsuccessfully to install Yellow Dog Linux on my Power >> Macintosh 7500, I am trying Debian. >> >> After seeing the daunting 14 CD isos, the #debian irc channel told me I >> would only need the first 3, so that's all I burned for now. >> >> The instruction on >> < >> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/powerpc/ch04s05.html.en#files-oldworld >> > >> claim that a ramdisk image named ramdisk.image.gz will be on the first >> installation CD, but it isn't. There is one .gz file, but it is not a >> ramdisk, I found out the hard way. The file linux.bin is also not there, >> but the file vmlinux is a kernel, I found out the hard way. >> >> Does anyone know where can I find the ramdisk image for Debian 3.1r2 for >> Old World Macs? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> -- >> Jeffrey Rolland >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
