ppc prep boot

2001-04-27 Thread Phillip Strauss
While formatting a drive today I just noticed the fs type of PPC PReP boot. I am by no means a ybin/yaboot expert (in fact very far from it) so excuse me if this question is just ridiculous. Would this be a valid file system for a bootstrap partition for my RS/6000? Phil

RE: RS/6000 install help. (con't)

2001-03-28 Thread Phillip Strauss
ules first." Checking /target/lib/modules/ I find that the only directory is '2.2.18pre21'. Any ideas? -Original Message- From: Aleck Zander [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 9:53 AM To: Phillip Strauss Cc: Debian-Powerpc Subject: RE: RS/6000 install h

RE: RS/6000 install help. (con't)

2001-03-28 Thread Phillip Strauss
Aleck, where did you find the PreP Root disk? I can't seem to find it. I've tried the normal root disk and it fails. Thanks for your help, Phil -Original Message- From: Aleck Zander [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 2:15 PM To: Phillip Strauss Cc: Debi

RS/6000 install help. (con't)

2001-03-27 Thread Phillip Strauss
Well yesterday I thought I'd try installing Yellow Dog Linux to see if maybe this was a error specific to the Debian distribution. The only responses I got yesterday were from people with the same problem but no idea what it is. Well I wasn't able to get Yellow Dog to boot. I didn't spend much ti

newbie help

2001-03-26 Thread Phillip Strauss
hello all! I've just subscribed and I feel bad that my first post is a cry for help. Hopefully I'll be able to help others in the future. I'm having trouble installing Debian on my RS/6000 43P. Reading through the archives I can see this is a common problem. I think mine might be a bit different,