Re: iBook FireWire Video Problem

2001-01-04 Thread starlett
Hi, Ethan, >don't attempt to edit a iso image. > >when you get the yaboot boot: prompt type: > >debian video=ofonly The problem that that I do not get yaboot prompt. Just after few seconds of loading, Debian hangs with black screen and few blue vertical lines. In LinuxPPC, I can press TAB on

Re: iBook FireWire Video Problem

2001-01-03 Thread starlett
>define `cannot start' do you have wierd display issues? if so i think >video=ofonly or video="aty128fb:vmode:15:cmode:8" (i think that vmode >is wrong) otherwise we need more details as to what failed. Dear Elan, Thanks for suggestion, I have 2.2r2. Do I need to edit yaboot.conf or its possi

HFS Boot Partition

2001-01-03 Thread starlett
Is it possible to use HFS Boot Partition with Debian and load kernel from that partition, as LinuxPPC, SuSE and YDL do? Does it reqires only changes in yaboot.conf? I really do not like idea of creating Apple_Bootstrap, which is not directly editable.

Linux FireWire support

2001-01-03 Thread starlett
Hi, Anyone knows about support of FireWire on Linux? Planned soon, may be, never, any clue... * * Best Regards --- Andrei Verovski* * e-mail --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * *

GUI Partitioning Utility under Linux

2001-01-03 Thread starlett
Hi, Anyone knows Mac Linux GUI Partitioning Utility? PS. LinuxPPC 2000Q4 starts without problems on my FireWire iBook. Debian starts on the iMac. However, I still cannot start Debian from CD on my FireWire iBook. Any suggestions? * * Best

Re: Please Help - Debian on iBook Install

2001-01-02 Thread starlett
The problem is that I do not see yaboot prompt, it hangs almost imediately. Looks like Debian kernel does not like my motherboard with FireWire or video. BTW, hardware is OK because MacOS 9 runs without any problems. >Pop said CD into drive, and boot with "debian video=ofonly" at the

Please Help - Debian on iBook Install

2001-01-02 Thread starlett
Hi, I have an Apple iBook with FireWire (Summer 2000 model), and it seems I run into troube installing Debian. 1) Potato 2.2r2 CD#1 could not be used as startup - hangs at the beginning with strange video artifacts. Nothing helps. 2) I can install LinuxPPC (Red Hat v7 based) without complete