Thanks to Peter (and others). I took the hint and the 'install64' choice went
smoothly for me. Now to set up some local repositories!
Thanks to all those who have helped.
Richard
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Linux on a Mac... delightful
Irena & Richard Jenkins
Canberra, AU
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Dear Irena & Richard,
The odds of being the first to ever face a problem are generally slim
These posts (and yours) suggest that you have to install the 64-bit kernel.
http://forums.mactalk.com.au/16/12922-invalid-memory-access-open-firmware.html
http://forum.soft32.com/linux/yaboot-install-g5-
Some people have asked for more detail ... so, here goes...
Machine is a bog-standard iMac G5 (rev B) .
Distribution is Debian Lenny.
Messages I get after booting "install" are as follows (I have listed the
first/important words)
'loading kernel'
'kernel loaded'
'loading ramdisk'
... then the
after reading the mail
Reenviado-Para: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org
De: ani...@debian.org
Asunto: Re: G5 Debian Lenny Install Difficulties: iMac
Fecha: 19 febrer 2009 08:59:23 GMT+01:00
Para: richard.jenk...@internode.on.net
Cc: debian-powerpc
On Wed, 18 Feb 2009, Peter Rooney wrote:
> (after 8 years, I still haven't found out why they didn't call it atifb)
Because it shows up as 'ATY' in the Open Firmware device tree, cfr.
drivers/video/offb.c ;-)
With kind regards,
Geert Uytterhoeven
Software Architect
Sony Techsoft Centre Europe
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On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 05:00:04PM +1100, Irena & Richard Jenkins wrote:
>Hi there ...
>
>At home I have a G5 iMac ... the one with the logic board inside what
>looks like a standard lcd monitor ... with a dvd port on the right hand
>side.
>
>When I try to install debian lenny, I get to the yaboot
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