is there any need to worry about non-free firmware, ie
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/archive/8.11.0+nonfree/powerpc/iso-cd/
(only the net install image is available).
possibility of I might install on a 2002 g4 tower

On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 1:47 PM Rick Thomas <rbtho...@pobox.com> wrote:

> Hi David,
>
> Try installing with the “oldstable”/“Jessie” CD.
>
>
> http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/8.11.0/powerpc/iso-cd/
>
> Grub for Powerpc is still a work in progress.  It may not work on your old
> G3 machine.  Jessie uses the older “yaboot” bootloader, which may be more
> stable for your situation.  Everybody seems to agree that Grub is the wave
> of the future, but that wave hasn’t fully crested yet.
>
> Hope this helps!
> Rick
>
>
> > On Feb 11, 2019, at 10:58 AM, David VANTYGHEM <david.vantyg...@free.fr>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm a beginner on Macintosh.
> >
> > I'm trying to install Debian (+ LXDE) on my iMac G3.
> >
> > I'm using a CD-ROM with
> >
> https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/2019-01-27/debian-10.0-powerpc-NETINST-1.iso
> > on it.
> >
> > I've got 2 errors :
> >
> > 1) An error during the softwares installation :
> > https://framapic.org/U8WJdTtyBnT6/4y7B4AB68uBz.jpg
> >
> > 2) A more important error with GRUB that doesn't install :
> >
> > https://framapic.org/akOHeksS12oS/Da09AivOaCdX.png
> >
> > https://framapic.org/mJ8AHgLUdQXb/7xPInXj4wSDY.png
> >
> > And I can't boot after the end of the installation :
> >
> > https://framapic.org/52MPBtyV0Qrw/Z9Zi8opwh3F1.png
> >
> >
> > I tested the installation in a virtual computer with QUEMU (AQEMU). I've
> > got only the 2) error and the same problem to boot.
> >
> > Is it a bug or did I make something wrong ?
> >
> > --
> > David VANTYGHEM
> > Mél. : david.vantyg...@free.fr
> > Installer facilement GNU/Linux : http://numopen.fr
> >
> >    .--.
> >   |o_o |
> >   ||_/ |
> >  //    \\    Envoyé avec mon GNU/Linux
> > (|      |)
> > / \_   _/ \
> > \___)=(___/
> >
>
>

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