Bug#637284: Can't install wheezy on a 2011 iMac

2011-10-23 Thread Mike Hore
s, Mike. --- Mike Horemike_h...@aapt.net.au --- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Troubl

Bug#637284: Can't install wheezy on a 2011 iMac

2011-10-23 Thread Mike Hore
Hi Jonathan, Mike Hore wrote: Hi Jonathan, Mike Hore wrote: I would expect that the latest fixes would only be in Testing. Is this right? Nah, the network driver was updated in Stable[2]. [...] Well, I found I'd accidentally left myself an unused partition :-) So I went ahead an

Bug#637284: Can't install wheezy on a 2011 iMac

2011-10-22 Thread Mike Hore
Hi Jonathan, Mike Hore wrote: it appears the live images are only for Stable. Yeah, it seems so at the moment[1]. I would expect that the latest fixes would only be in Testing. Is this right? Nah, the network driver was updated in Stable[2]. (And you're right, I don't want

Bug#637284: Can't install wheezy on a 2011 iMac

2011-10-19 Thread Mike Hore
Hi Jonathan, Hey, Mike Hore wrote: Just an update -- somebody put me on to Virtual Box, and it works! Just curious: did you ever try a CD from the last point release (6.0.3), which includes the appropriate network drivers? No, I haven't tried it since I've been tied up on ot

Bug#637284: Can't install wheezy on a 2011 iMac

2011-10-18 Thread Mike Hore
ers, Mike. --- Mike Horemike_h...@aapt.net.au --- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debi

Bug#637284: Can't install wheezy on a 2011 iMac

2011-08-25 Thread Mike Hore
lation - I don't. Apparently we still can't install wheezy onto these iMacs, or at least I haven't heard from anybody who's done it successfully. Cheers, Mike. --- Mi

Bug#627705: Broadcom Ethernet adapters (tg3 & broadcom drivers)

2011-08-24 Thread Mike Hore
Mike. --- Mike Horemike_h...@aapt.net.au --- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://l

Bug#637284: Can't install wheezy on a 2011 iMac

2011-08-24 Thread Mike Hore
s free. So I don't know what issues this might raise for getting a new installer that really works for these iMacs. Cheers, Mike. ------- Mike Horemike_h...@aapt.net.au -

Bug#637284: Can't install wheezy on a 2011 iMac

2011-08-23 Thread Mike Hore
s, Mike. --- Mike Horemike_h...@aapt.net.au --- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debi

Bug#637284: Can't install wheezy on a 2011 iMac

2011-08-23 Thread Mike Hore
Hi Jonathan, Mike Hore wrote: I don't know that I want to try any more -- I seem to be getting nowhere. I think it might need someone who really understands the Debian boot process to get their hands on a new iMac and sort this whole thing out. There are plenty of them around by now.

Bug#637284: Can't install wheezy on a 2011 iMac

2011-08-23 Thread Mike Hore
Hi again Jonathan, Mike Hore wrote: Ummm... Mac keyboards don't have scroll lock! It seems that scroll lock is shift+f14. Nope, that has no effect whatsoever. Yes, single WAS there!! Let me double-check... yes, what I said was what happened. Both single and quiet were there

Bug#637284: Can't install wheezy on a 2011 iMac

2011-08-22 Thread Mike Hore
Hi Jonathan, Mike Hore wrote: I added "single" and removed "quiet". The boot then proceeded till I got a flashing line at the top of the screen saying lp: driver loaded but no devices found alternating very rapidly with another line I couldn't read. No further

Bug#637284: Can't install wheezy on a 2011 iMac

2011-08-22 Thread Mike Hore
Hi Jonathan, Mike Hore wrote: Hi Jonathan, That is bug #636040 (finish-install: hvc0 console added to inittab even when not available), which seems to be mostly harmless. It should be safe to remove the "co:" line to remove the message about spawning getty there. Are you sugge

Bug#637284: Can't install wheezy on a 2011 iMac

2011-08-21 Thread Mike Hore
Hi Jonathan, Hi Mike, Mike Hore wrote: It was simpler than I thought -- I've got those files for you now, so I'll attach the zipped archive. Nice. From inittab: co:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty hvc0 9600 linux From the installer log: finish-install: Setting up v

Bug#637284: Can't install wheezy on a 2011 iMac

2011-08-20 Thread Mike Hore
x27;ll do this when I can get to it. Cheers, Mike. --- Mike Horemike_h...@aapt.net.au --- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@list

Bug#637284: Can't install wheezy on a 2011 iMac

2011-08-20 Thread Mike Hore
le Inc.) Version: 1.91 Serial Number:040CCE25B674 Speed:Up to 12 Mb/sec Manufacturer: Apple Inc. Location ID: 0xfa111000 / 6 Current Available (mA): 500 Current Required (mA):0 ---

Bug#637284: Can't install wheezy on a 2011 iMac

2011-08-13 Thread Mike Hore
contact for a week -- hopefully while I'm away somebody can shed some light on this? Cheers, Mike. --- Mike Horemike_h...@aapt.net.au --- -- To UNSU

Bug#637284: Can't install wheezy on a 2011 iMac

2011-08-13 Thread Mike Hore
7;m not very hopeful, though. -- Mike. --- Mike Horemike_h...@aapt.net.au --- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...

Bug#637284: Can't install wheezy on a 2011 iMac

2011-08-11 Thread Mike Hore
o. Cheers, Mike. --- Mike Horemike_h...@aapt.net.au --- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@li