Question for Rick, which G4 are you using and what graphics card? I'm thinking about doing this on my FW800.
~ Christian Calderon On Sat, Feb 6, 2021 at 8:00 PM Rick Thomas <rick.tho...@pobox.com> wrote: > > > On Tue, Feb 2, 2021, at 4:22 AM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > > Hello! > > > > For anyone wanting to install a current Debian unstable snapshot onto > their > > PowerMacs, I'm going to write down a short guide how to make sure GRUB > > gets installed properly (in case the installation fails). > > > > Use either the powerpc or ppc64 image depending on your machine type: > > > > > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2021-02-02/ > > > > Install normally. After GRUB has been installed and the installation has > > finished, don't reboot the machine yet. > > > > Switch to another console and enter the following commands: > > > > # mount -o bind /dev/ /target/dev/ > > # mount -o bind /proc/ /target/proc/ > > # mount -o bind /sys/ /target/sys/ > > > > # chroot /target/ > > # bash > > # grub-install --macppc-directory=/boot/grub > > # export boot_device=$(nvram --print-config=boot-device) > > # nvsetenv boot-device ${boot_device%%\\\\BootX}\\grub > > > > # exit > > # exit > > # umount /target/dev > > # umount /target/proc > > # umount /target/sys > > # exit > > > > Then switch back to the installer console. > > > > I am going to fix the GRUB installation for PowerMacs in the next weeks > > once and > > for all. I have read through the grub-installer code again and now have > > a rough > > idea for a proper fix for the issue. The current fix that Frank > > Scheiner authored > > and that we have been using the past months is actually a bit hacky and > > unreliable > > which is why I will take another approach which will involve a udeb for > > hfsprogs > > so that partman-auto can set up the HFS partition automatically. > > > > Adrian > > So I tried this: installed my G4 powerpc mac from the "powerpc" (32-bit) > image at the location mentioned by Adrian, then executing the suggested > "workaround" steps. When it rebooted, it showed the grub menu and booted > into the system I had just before installed. > > So... "curiouser and curiouser!" it works on 32-bit, but not on 64-bit. > > Rick > >
