On Jan 26, 2008 5:15 AM, Amit Uttamchandani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 04:43:51 +0800 > "Mark Quitoriano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > HI, > > > > im having a hard time installing debian 4.0 in ppc. im following this > > documentation[1] for booting the CD/DVD. I also tried first the normal > > process booting the CD by pressing C on boot-up but didn't work so i use > > that documentation. Anyway im not sure if that's the right way of > booting > > debian in ppc im following the booting for newworld macs and downloaded > the > > files from here[2]. I copied the 4 files to the root directory and boot > it > > up but nothing happened it just boot up to mac os x again. > > > > Btw my laptop is a Powerbook G4 Aluminum ppc 1GHZ, 1 GB of ram. > > > > Hi there, > > sorry to hear that you are having problems. I have installed debian etch > on an older powerbook g4 and had no issues at all. In my case, however, > there was no Mac OS X. I simply installed Debian Etch 4.0 and this is the > only system I have on my laptop. > > Do you have a separate partition for Debian Etch? Maybe the problem is OS > X takes the entire hard drive and you need a separate partition to install > debian. > > Amit > Hi, been very busy haven't look on the list. anyway yes i tried first to boot etch on a newly formatted HDD but the disc doesn't boot at all. -- Regards, Mark Quitoriano http://asterisk.org.ph Fan the flame... http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=user/register&r=19441
