Hi, please use one of the older ISO images from the snapshot folder on the server.
There is currently a known regression with the latest images that I have not been able to resolve yet. I think this image should work: > http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2023-06-18/debian-12.0.0-ppc64-NETINST-1.iso I‘ll verify that tomorrow as it’s already late here. Adrian > On Mar 27, 2024, at 10:12 PM, AurelianStoicist <aurelianstoic...@proton.me> > wrote: > > > U P D A T E to previous mail from Mar 25, 2024 > > I have finally managed to get the CD to be recognized via resetting Open > Firmware as follows: > > Upon system boot into Open FIrmware (simply holding power button though long > beep and opening chime for another 10 seconds), I changed the setting for > boot-load as follows: > > 1) setenv auto-boot? false > 2) printenv auto-boot? > 3) dev / ls. —> searching for address of the system ATA optical drive > 4) dev /ht/pci@3/ata-6@d/disk > 5) devalias ud /ht/pci@3/ata-6@d ls > 6) setenv boot-device ud:,\\:tbxi > 7) printenv boot-drive > 8) mac-boot > > Upon boot, the system comes up with the menu to install debian > typed yes to auto-install during install instance 1 and > typed yes to default install during install instance 2 > the following screen image comes up (system is frozen) > > <2024-03-27 13.51.31.jpg> > > > What am I missing/ doing incorrectly? > > Still hoping to load Debian 12 on my G5 Power Mac to a) properly learn Linux > and b) increase productivity. > Any assistance would be greatly appreciated… > > Thank you very much > Thomas Mueller > Hendersonville, NC > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello JPA Glaubitz, > > first of all thank you for your dedicated work in dealing with the problems > of loading Debian 12 onto the old Mac G5 Power PC machine infrastructure. > > I recently tried to install your latest iso debian-12.0.0-ppc64-NETINST-1.iso > onto my Dual 1.8GhZ G5 Power PC. After burning the iso file to a new R/W CD > and inserting it into the optical drive, the iso file on the CD was not > recognized, regardless if I held down Option/ Alt during boot-up or the > C-key. I have no idea if my system’s boot-loader utilizes Legacy or EUFI, but > every time I utilized the CD with the burned iso file, the system started up > from the regular HD. > > No idea where to go from here, as my system does not respond like Retro > Action’s Youtube video install. I simply do not get any boot option on my > screen... > > Any ideas? > > > Vielen Dank und viele liebe Grüsse aus den USA > > Thomas Mueller > > Aurelian Stoicist > A.S. > <2024-03-27 13.51.31.jpg> > <publickey - aurelianstoic...@proton.me - 0x151601AF.asc>
