Le samedi 13 février 2016 15:59:11, vous avez écrit : > On 02/13/2016 03:02 PM, Klaus Becker wrote: > > Hi, > > > > someone offered me a Mac G4 with Debian 7 installed. It works, but I have > > no password, neither user nor root. > > > > The bootloader is yaboot. ... > > Unplug all USB devices and hubs, except the keyboard and mouse. > > Plug the USB memory stick directly into the machine. Restart the machine > while holding option+command+o+f keys.
Ok, it works now, I get the Open Firmware. > > On the Open Firmware prompt type: > > boot usb0/disk:,\install\yaboot I put a Knoppix usbstick on the laptop. Open Firmware tells me: MAC-PARTS: LORD (noninterposed) not supportedload-size=0 adler32=1 LORD-SIZE is too small. The other usb* will not work, for ex: usb1 etc don't work: can' open device or file. > > if it does not work, one of these should: > > boot usb1/disk:,\install\yaboot > boot usb2/disk:,\install\yaboot > boot usb-1a/disk:,\install\yaboot > boot usb-1b/disk:,\install\yaboot > boot usb-1c/disk:,\install\yaboot > boot usb-2a/disk:,\install\yaboot > boot usb-2b/disk:,\install\yaboot > boot usb-2c/disk:,\install\yaboot > > On some machines usb device aliases can be different. To get hints where > the USB device is and which alias could be the right one, type: > > devalias devalias listes devices from usb0 to usb-2c, each time with something like /pci@f200000/usb1b, 1 > > and > > dev / ls it gives me a very long list, with many entries like "ff99ffc8 /usb@1a". I cannot see the beginning of the list, it disappears at once. Klaus
