In fact, I dd-ed it from a MacBook. Probably the writing goes too fast. I tried one more time from my PowerBook and then I could boot...
Op 27/10/2010 schreef "Rick Thomas" <rbtho...@pobox.com>: > >Hi, > >I don't know why it stopped working (did you accidentally zap the PRAM?) > >But as a solution to the problem of wasting CD-R's, you can buy a CD- >RW and use it (I got a 5-pack and rotate thru them -- so I always have >4 backups) > >Rick > >On Oct 27, 2010, at 2:52 PM, Jeroen Diederen wrote: > >> Weird. If I dd the current iso's onto a stick I can't boot from >> them. I >> don't like wasting CD-R's. I did it a dozen times, so I know that it >> normally works. The images I download now all suffer from the same >> problem. I get an error when trying to boot: >> >> boot usb0/d...@1:2,\\yaboot bad nodePtr can't OPEN usb0/d...@1:2,\ >> \yaboot >> >> Regards, >> Jeroen >> >> On Mon, 2010-10-25 at 03:11 -0400, Milan Kupcevic wrote: >>> Fixing bug #572869: ofpath doesn't work in the absence of /proc/ >>> scsi/scsi >>> >>> >>> I will need volunteer help to collect more information about SAS, >>> SATA >>> and SCSI hardware configurations on Power machines. >>> >>> Please use recent beta or daily Debian powerpc install CD to boot >>> your >>> machine. >>> >>> On a POWER or 64bit PowerPC machine type: >>> >>> boot: install64 video=ofonly >>> >>> On a headless machine type: >>> >>> boot: install64 console=ttyS0,9600n8 >>> >>> on a G3/G4 machine type: >>> >>> boot: install video=ofonly >>> >>> Choose your language, location and keyboard. Let the installer load >>> additional installer components. On next screen choose <Go Back>. You >>> may need to repeat <Go Back> until 'Debian installer main menu' >>> shows up. >>> >>> On 'Debian installer main menu' scroll down and choose "Execute a >>> shell." >>> >>> When you get the shell prompt type: >>> >>> mkdir /info >>> >>> uname -a > /info/uname >>> >>> cat /proc/cpuinfo > /info/cpuinfo >>> >>> lspci -v > /info/lspci >>> >>> tar cf /info/device-tree.tar /proc/device-tree >>> >>> find /sys -name host\* -o -name ide\* > /info/hosts >>> >>> find /sys -name proc_name -o -name devspec > /info/specs >>> >>> cat `cat /info/specs` > /info/paths >>> >>> ls -l /sys/class/block > /info/blocks >>> >>> tar cf /info.tar /info >>> >>> Mount a thumb drive, floppy disk, or a hard drive and save the >>> "info.tar" file while renaming it to reflect retail name of the >>> machine. >>> >>> Examples: >>> >>> mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /mnt >>> cp /info.tar /mnt/Power520.info.tar >>> umount /mnt >>> >>> or >>> >>> mount -t ext3 /dev/sda3 /mnt >>> cp /info.tar /mnt/YDLPowerStation.info.tar >>> umount /mnt >>> >>> Then type: >>> >>> eject >>> halt >>> >>> >>> Finally, email the file back. >>> >>> >>> Thank you for your time and efforts, >>> >>> Milan >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-requ...@lists.debian.org >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org >> Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1288205572.3128.3.ca...@jeroen-mint >> >> >> > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-requ...@lists.debian.org >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org >Archive: http://lists.debian.org/a4a75ca7-5bd8-4fa6-96d9-861e010da...@pobox.com > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/ekjtspkl.1288251861.1302380.jjhdiede...@pop3.versatel.nl
