Re: shutdown exception

On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 22:42:13 +0200, Marc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Op 17-okt-04 om 20:26 heeft Steve Richter het volgende geschreven: > > > debian 3.0 rev2 "woody" installed on iMac G3. > > > > everytime I shutdown the PC I get an exception

shutdown exception

debian 3.0 rev2 "woody" installed on iMac G3. everytime I shutdown the PC I get an exception message: ide0: unexpected interrupt, status=0xd0, count=1 the shutdown command I am running is: - switch to superuser: su - - shutdown -h now Any ideas what the unexpected interrupt is? At this poi

guidance needed - starting a browser, other items

I have successfully completed a scratch installed of debian 3.0 rev2 "woody" on an iMac G3. After I boot the PC I get a debian text prompt. I have a few questions, any help is appreciated. - I am getting a "I cannot start the X server" error right away after the boot. When I take the troubleshoo

Re: Open Firmware "boot" parameters -- Was: yaboot error - load size is too small

On Sun, 26 Sep 2004 00:03:36 -0400, Rick Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Saturday, September 25, 2004, at 08:55 AM, Derrik Pates wrote: > > > Steve Richter wrote: > >> The 4 files ( yaboot, yaboot.conf, root.bin, linux.bin ) have been > >> cop

not sure if system is hung or not

just installed debian on imac g3. I login and get some sort of a debian prompt. I dont know what to do at this point, so I start typing some commands that might show a directory tree. One command is "pr". "pr" produces one line of output and does not return to a prompt. I can type, but everyth

Re: yaboot error - load size is too small

On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 12:26:52 -0400, Derrik Pates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steve Richter wrote: > > got back: > > cant OPEN: hd:,\\yaboot > > > > Why cant it open yaboot? > > Because it wasn't in the blessed folder, I guess, based on what you&#x

Re: yaboot error - load size is too small

On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 08:55:41 -0400, Derrik Pates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steve Richter wrote: > > The 4 files ( yaboot, yaboot.conf, root.bin, linux.bin ) have been > > copied to the root level of the hard drive. > > > > boot the iMac to the open firmwa

yaboot error - load size is too small

I am following the instructions for "hard disk installer booting for NewWorld Macs" to install debian linux for powerpc on an iMac G3. The 4 files ( yaboot, yaboot.conf, root.bin, linux.bin ) have been copied to the root level of the hard drive. boot the iMac to the open firmware prompt run the

yaboot error - load size is too small

I am following the instructions for "hard disk installer booting for NewWorld Macs" to install debian linux for powerpc on an iMac G3. The 4 files ( yaboot, yaboot.conf, root.bin, linux.bin ) have been copied to the root level of the hard drive. boot the iMac to the open firmware prompt run the

scratch install debian on iMac G3

the OS 9 CDs?I dont need to keep the Mac OS on the system. Is it possible to scratch the OS from this system and replace it with Debian GNU/Linux? thanks, Steve Richter

Re: setup needed for PowerPC assembler programming

pointers and an architecture that is called "single level store" that is different than what you see in Linux and Windows. http://lwn.net/2001/features/OLS/pdf/pdf/iseries.pdf http://www.domsys.com/bookshop/i/IBM_AS_400/Inside_the_AS_400_Second_Edition_1882419669.htm thanks for the he

setup needed for PowerPC assembler programming

I want to learn PowerPC assembler programming and figure I will buy a used G4 mac on ebay, then install debian linux on it. Will that give me all that I need? I ordered debian 3.02 from this site: http://agileos.com/ They say I will receive 6 CDs. So I should receive GNU C and C++, right? Any