Messed up the links there and posted the same one twice, the second one should be:
http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.powerpc/ch05s01.html#install-drive Ananda On Wed, 7 Mar 2007 03:05:48 +0000 Ananda Samaddar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've never done this but if you're using an Open firmware based machine can > you not compile your own kernel and boot off it to install? > > Here are the relevant sections of the Etch install manual > > http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.powerpc/ch04s05.html#files-newworld > http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.powerpc/ch04s05.html#files-newworld > > According to these instructions if you compile a custom vmlinux image and > initrd img and copy these over along with other neccessary files you should > be able to boot the installer and have the ethernet support you require. > Obviously you can compile the kernel on another PPC machine. I'd offer to do > it for you if you don't have access to such a machine, but I only have a G3 > 700MHz and it would take 1 1/2 to 2 hours! If all else fails let me know and > I will do so. > > Ananda > > > > On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:23:11 +0930 > Mike Hore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi folks, > > > > After some private email, I suspect the right driver has simply been > > omitted from the netinstall daily build, so I've submitted a bug report. > > > > Has anyone else hit this problem, or found a way around it? I get as > > far as the Ethernet detection, which fails. I'm presented with a couple > > of options for drivers, but none work. So I can't proceed beyond this > > point, since I obviously need a network for a netinstall. > > > > Cheers, Mike. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Mike Hore [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] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
