On 09/25/2012 05:15 PM, Richard Crane wrote: > I have a G5 with a bad internal DVD drive. I've attached an external > drive, and used it to create a 50GB free space partition, a 50GB Mac > partition, and install OS X. > - with OS X running, I can mount a Debian squeeze CD > "debian-6.0.5-powerpc-netinst", look at files, etc. > > I can't boot from the CD. I tried a a hard disk install; I can get > yaboot to run but get "unknown or corrupt filesystem" on every install > option. > > On a G4, the same Debian CD boots from its internal DVD drive and I can > go right into the installer. > > > Can anyone suggest something? I have tried going into openfirmware and > trying to boot directly from the CD but haven't stumbled on the correct > path. >
Try to start wheezy installer from an external FireWire CD/DVD drive or a USB memory stick. See this message for more insights: http://lists.debian.org/503bee2b.10...@physics.harvard.edu 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/50627898.7010...@physics.harvard.edu
