On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 08:36:22AM +0200, Mathieu Malaterre wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 6:53 PM, Lennart Sorensen > <lsore...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 12:16:27PM +0200, Mathieu Malaterre wrote: > >> Does anyone knows what happen to section: > >> > >> 4.3. Preparing Files for USB Memory Stick Booting > >> > >> in the powerpc install guide ? > >> > >> I see it alright from here: > >> > >> https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch04.html.en > > > > Well that's x86_64 so totally different thing. > > > >> but not from here: > >> > >> https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/powerpc/ch04.html.en > >> > >> AFAIK USB booting works from powerpc system (at least some that I tried). > >> > >> Also I see reference to powerpc in the raw XML file: > >> > >> http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/d-i/trunk/manual/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml?view=markup > >> > >> Comments ? > > > > You could try to follow the older instructions and it might work: > > > > https://www.debian.org/releases/etch/powerpc/ch05s01.html.en > > > > Section 5.1.3 says newworld mac booting from USB. It has to be done > > manually from openfirmware though, so it is probably the most complicated > > boot method there is. > > > > It also had a warning that it might not work. Maybe it was removed from > > newer release's documentation for a reason. > > That was precisely my point: why did it got removed ? And if so why is > the upstream (raw) XML still referencing the USB boot mechanism for > powerpc ? > > > The instructions from Ubuntu might work too: > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ#How_do_I_boot_from_a_USB_drive.3F > > Neat it contains some more extra information I was not aware, thanks ! > > I did follow: > > https://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2012/08/msg00042.html > > and it works for me, on a Mac Mini G4 (PPC). > > Full steps: > > # wget > http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/8.4.0/powerpc/iso-cd/firmware-8.4.0-powerpc-netinst.iso > # wget > http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/jessie/main/installer-powerpc/current/images/powerpc/hd-media/boot.img.gz > # zcat boot.img.gz > /dev/sdb > # sync > [manually eject + plug USB drive again] > # cp firmware-8.4.0-powerpc-netinst.iso /media/mathieu/bootable > drive/shortname.iso > > [reboot + press and hold cmd/option/o/f] > > > boot usb1/disk@1:2,\\yaboot > [some silly warning that partition cannot be read] > boot: install
I think maybe the 2 should be a 1 for the partition. Not certain. > done ! > > The only tricky part was that the name > 'firmware-8.4.0-powerpc-netinst.iso' is a bit too long for HFS (AFAIK) > and the file extension was *.si instead of *.iso which is an issue for > the debian installer (hence the need for a shorter name on the USB > disk). > > I'll make an installation-reports bug report for stretch and ask for > the documentation clarification from there. Well checking the iso powerpc image, it has a partition table and yaboot is there, so I think the hd-media step is not needed. I think you can just write the iso to the usb key and it would work just as well. -- Len Sorensen
