Harold, I didn't find an initrd.img, I found an initrd.gz and an initrd.info - .info complains not a valid ramdisk, .gz gives me a blank screen. Could you double check the names off the CD?
Will try .gz again, renaming to ramdisk.image.gz. In the meantime, can someone find the woody directory for me? Sincerely, -- Jeffrey Rolland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Yes, you'll be looking for two things: > > 1. vmlinux > 2. initrd.img > > You'll find both of these on your Debian installer CD (probably the first > CD) in a folder/directory called PowerPC. What you'll need to do is first > set up the BootX application to use both vmlinux and initrd (which you'll > be > renaming to ramdisk.image.gz). > > Let us know how it goes, if you will, and I'll be happy to continue > posting > the installation procedure. I've been meaning to do this anyway, for my > own > reference as much as anyone else's. > > Harold > > > On 8/24/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> 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 >> 3.1r2for >> >> 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] >> >> > -- Jeffrey Rolland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
