Re: RS/6000

1999-09-10 Thread David Welton
On Fri, Sep 10, 1999 at 07:17:46PM -0300, Douglas S. Vieira wrote: > David Welton writes: > > On Fri, Sep 10, 1999 at 06:38:01PM -0300, Douglas S. Vieira wrote: > > > > > The problem is that the machine doesn't seem to recognize the zImage > > > floppy as a valid boot disk. Multiple floppies h

Re: RS/6000

1999-09-10 Thread Douglas S. Vieira
David Welton writes: > On Fri, Sep 10, 1999 at 06:38:01PM -0300, Douglas S. Vieira wrote: > > > The problem is that the machine doesn't seem to recognize the zImage > > floppy as a valid boot disk. Multiple floppies have been tried, so > > it's most likely not the disks themselves. > > The

Re: RS/6000

1999-09-10 Thread David Welton
On Fri, Sep 10, 1999 at 06:38:01PM -0300, Douglas S. Vieira wrote: > The problem is that the machine doesn't seem to recognize the zImage > floppy as a valid boot disk. Multiple floppies have been tried, so > it's most likely not the disks themselves. There is something tricky that isn't readily

Re: Got xmcd running

1999-09-10 Thread C.M. Connelly
W> = Wichert Akkerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> W> I uploaded a new upstream version a couple of days ago which fixes W> some problems (the previous one didn't even compile on glibc2.1 W> systems.. oops!). Can you try getting version 2.5-2 and check if W> that works? Also please check if other CD-pla

RS/6000

1999-09-10 Thread Douglas S. Vieira
I am trying install Linux in my IBM RS/6000 7024 Serie E model E30 with processor PowerPC 604 233MHz + 512MB + two internal SCSI HD + one external tape + one IBM graphic adapter + one IBM display, but I dont' have successful. Anyone know anything about the IBM 7024? The problem is that the machi

Re: RS6000

1999-09-10 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously David Welton wrote: > So, I actually got the machine to boot (thanks to images provided by > the guys at Yellow Dog Linux) and install Y.D. Linux (which is what we > are officially supporting). Is there a good way to install by just > taking a tarball and expanding it anywhere? Also, a

Re: package dependancies

1999-09-10 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Michael G Schwern wrote: > I was told by a Debian developer (x86 side) that untarring the base > tarball into a partition is not the proper way to install Depends on which tarball you use I guess.. For powerpc you probably had a tarball that was a snapshot of an old basesystem. Generall

Re: Anacron and xcdroast problem report

1999-09-10 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Frank Petzold wrote: > Xcdroast is not capable of writing the images it creates. When hitting the > "Write" button, I get an error message from cdrecord-1.6.1 (which is located > in /usr/lib/xcdroast...) about an invalid option. What version of xcdroast and cdrecord do you have? Do yo

Re: Got xmcd running

1999-09-10 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously John Whitley wrote: > If anyone's interested, I managed to get xmcd working, but only from a > non-debian source install. I uploaded a new upstream version a couple of days ago which fixes some problems (the previous one didn't even compile on glibc2.1 systems.. oops!). Can you try get