Q: Debian ppc boot with pearpc

2015-06-05 Thread Hideki Yamane
Hi, I've installed pearpc and tried to boot Debian 7.8/8.0 ppc iso, but failed. error message is - cd:-1,\install\yaboot.conf": Unkwon or corrupt filesystem Can't open config file Welcome to yaboot version 1.3.16 Enter

Re: yaboot: How to load Debian8 netboot installation images directly from the boot: prompt?

2015-06-05 Thread Michael Felt
I use, mainly the netinst.iso myself - and for Debian5, debian7 and debian8 it has worked (debian 5 on Power4 - standalone and Power5 - virtual, but need a whole disk), debian6 I got to work - eventually (Power5 only tried), but needed to patch yaboot everytime so I waited for Debian7. Debian7 work

Re: yaboot: How to load Debian8 netboot installation images directly from the boot: prompt?

2015-06-05 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Fri, Jun 05, 2015 at 02:58:38PM +0200, Michael Felt wrote: > 10 days late replying - my apologies. > PowerPC - if I read that in a literal sense - is that basically "oldish" > Macs that were build on the PowerPC processor. If the answer is yes, is > there any interest in the Ubuntu Community to

Re: yaboot: How to load Debian8 netboot installation images directly from the boot: prompt?

2015-06-05 Thread Michael Felt
10 days late replying - my apologies. PowerPC - if I read that in a literal sense - is that basically "oldish" Macs that were build on the PowerPC processor. If the answer is yes, is there any interest in the Ubuntu Community to have a refresh/new document that focuses on the non-Mac POWER servers