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

Re: Please Help - Debian on iBook Install

2001-01-02 Thread Phil Fraering
> Hi, > > > I have an Apple iBook with FireWire (Summer 2000 model), and it seems I > run into troube installing Debian. I had trouble initially. I've gotten past it. > 1) Potato 2.2r2 CD#1 could not be used as startup - hangs at the > beginning with strange video artifacts. Nothing helps.

Re: Please Help - Debian on iBook Install

2001-01-02 Thread Ethan Benson
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 12:30:53PM +0200, starlett wrote: > 2) I can install LinuxPPC (Red Hat v7 based) without complete > reformatting my HD (I have 6 GB MacOS 9 partition and 4 GB unallocated). > Is it possible to use LinuxPPC partitioning scheme later with Debian? > LinuxPPC uses 32 MB HFS

Re: Please Help - Debian on iBook Install

2001-01-02 Thread Rob Andrews
In newsgate.debian.powerpc, starlett wrote: > 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. Pop said CD i

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