Re: help can't use the boot-floppies

2002-03-04 Thread jan
Chris Tillman wrote: The hfs-boot-floppy is not a linux boot floppy (please read the powerpc install manual). Instead of trying to boot it directly from OF, you just insert the floppy and start the Mac. That is true unless you have auto-boot? = no in OF. If so, then when OF shows, type bye

Re: help can't use the boot-floppies

2002-02-28 Thread Chris Tillman
On Thu, Feb 28, 2002 at 09:06:28AM +0100, jan wrote: > thanks John, > > I tried to take the hfs-boot-floppy image but without any results. Can't > boot from fd:0. > Perhaps one day it will happen... The hfs-boot-floppy is not a linux boot floppy (please read the powerpc install manual). Instead

Re: help can't use the boot-floppies

2002-02-28 Thread jan
thanks John, I tried to take the hfs-boot-floppy image but without any results. Can't boot from fd:0. Perhaps one day it will happen... jan John Fremlin wrote: You want to boot from the hfs-floppy-image (whatever that was called) one instead, and then put in the root.bin disk which contai

Re: help can't use the boot-floppies

2002-02-27 Thread John Fremlin
jan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have two 8500/180 PowerPC machine ;) One machine has netbsd on it > which was very easy to install. Now I want debian on the other > one. I downloaded the iso-image and tried out to make the floppy > boot images with dd (on another linux machine) because the CD

Re: help can't use the boot-floppies

2002-02-27 Thread David Zhou
I installed debian on my 8500/180 by burning the debian cds. I am sure if this really helps, but I guess you could try booting off the cds. - David Zhou [EMAIL PROTECTED] aim: Lightstatic On Wed, 27 Feb 2002, jan wrote: > dear list, > > I have two 8500/180 PowerPC machine ;) > One machin