Re: PowerPC Debian CD's do not boot on my b&w G3 but Suse 7.0 does

2002-03-18 Thread Otto Wyss
> > OpenFirmware 3.1.1" > > > > and your command produces: > > > > cd:,\\tbxi, unknown word > insert : < -- there > Sorry, this is just a typo in the mail. I tried at least 10 different writings and also "hd:,\\:tbxi" which I found in the environment. Each replied with "unknown word". > Do y

Re: PowerPC Debian CD's do not boot on my b&w G3 but Suse 7.0 does

2002-03-17 Thread Chris Tillman
On Sun, Mar 17, 2002 at 08:46:52PM +0100, Otto Wyss wrote: > > > CD from an OF prompt? > > > > You can boot from the CD in OF with boot cd:,\\:tbxi . > >^ > Booting into OF shows: > > OpenFirmware 3.1.1" > > and your command produces: > > cd:,\\

Re: PowerPC Debian CD's do not boot on my b&w G3 but Suse 7.0 does

2002-03-17 Thread Otto Wyss
> > CD from an OF prompt? > > You can boot from the CD in OF with boot cd:,\\:tbxi . > Booting into OF shows: OpenFirmware 3.1.1" and your command produces: cd:,\\tbxi, unknown word I also tried "hd:,\\tbxi" with the same answer "unknown word". > > I've heard (without confirmation) that th

Re: PowerPC Debian CD's do not boot on my b&w G3 but Suse 7.0 does

2002-03-17 Thread Otto Wyss
> I had no problems to install Debian on my newly acquired > blue&whit G3 PowerMac AFTER having upgraded the firmware. > The firmware upgrade was on my MacOS 9.2 CD and was > required to upgrade vom MacOS 8.5 to MacOS 9.2. > If you mean the "G3 Firmware Update 1.1" I've done this so long ago I

Re: PowerPC Debian CD's do not boot on my b&w G3 but Suse 7.0 does

2002-03-17 Thread Niklaus Giger
On Sunday, 17. March 2002 03.09, Michel Dänzer wrote: > On Sam, 2002-03-16 at 18:14, Otto Wyss wrote: > > As I said before none of the powerpc Debian Potato CD's > > nor a recent Debian network CD (I don't remember from > > where) and neither the woody CD from "trasno.net" boots > > on my blue&whit

Re: PowerPC Debian CD's do not boot on my b&w G3 but Suse 7.0 does

2002-03-16 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Sam, 2002-03-16 at 18:14, Otto Wyss wrote: > > As I said before none of the powerpc Debian Potato CD's nor a recent > Debian network CD (I don't remember from where) and neither the woody CD > from "trasno.net" boots on my blue&white G3 PowerMac. This is strange > since there shouldn't be a pro