Re: G3 Beige Tower install with BootX - help

2008-09-09 Thread Nicholas Helps
>>> Rick Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 09/09/08 8:49 AM >>> > > Hello all, > > I have been working with Debian for quite a few years now and using > powermac G3 machines with extra network cards in them as routers > and firewalls, etc. These machines were set up back in the days of > Woody

Re: G3 Beige Tower install with BootX - help

2008-09-09 Thread Rick Thomas
Hello all, I have been working with Debian for quite a few years now and using powermac G3 machines with extra network cards in them as routers and firewalls, etc. These machines were set up back in the days of Woody and have been kept uptodate with security updates, but otherwise pretty

Re: G3 Beige Tower install with BootX - help

2008-09-08 Thread Amit Uttamchandani
On Mon, 8 Sep 2008 14:03:12 -0400 Rick Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sep 8, 2008, at 1:41 PM, Amit Uttamchandani wrote: > > >> > >> I'm missing something; How does one invoke 'expert' mode in the > >> installer ? > >> > > > > If I'm not mistaken, you simply type 'expert' in the 'boo

Re: G3 Beige Tower install with BootX - help

2008-09-08 Thread Rick Thomas
On Sep 8, 2008, at 1:41 PM, Amit Uttamchandani wrote: I'm missing something; How does one invoke 'expert' mode in the installer ? If I'm not mistaken, you simply type 'expert' in the 'boot:' prompt instead of hitting return or typing install. Amit This is how it's done in a "New Wo

Re: G3 Beige Tower install with BootX - help

2008-09-08 Thread Rick Thomas
On Sep 8, 2008, at 1:05 PM, Stephen Allen wrote: Long ago when I was doing this frequently to test the (then very new) Sarge installer, by doing an "expert" mode install (setting "DEBCONF_PRIORITY=low" as Nicholas recommends), you could skip over the attempt to install quik by going to a st

Re: G3 Beige Tower install with BootX - help

2008-09-08 Thread Amit Uttamchandani
> > I'm missing something; How does one invoke 'expert' mode in the installer ? > If I'm not mistaken, you simply type 'expert' in the 'boot:' prompt instead of hitting return or typing install. Amit -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Con

Re: G3 Beige Tower install with BootX - help

2008-09-08 Thread Stephen Allen
On Mon, Sep 08, 2008 at 12:58:42PM -0400, Rick Thomas wrote: > I know it's considered impolite on this list to top-post, but Nicholas' > post is long and so close to perfect that it's worth leaving > un-disturbed. I have only one thing to add to it: It is, and the good doctor, ran into every 'g

Re: G3 Beige Tower install with BootX - help

2008-09-08 Thread Rick Thomas
I know it's considered impolite on this list to top-post, but Nicholas' post is long and so close to perfect that it's worth leaving un-disturbed. I have only one thing to add to it: Long ago when I was doing this frequently to test the (then very new) Sarge installer, by doing an "expert"