t of ISO installation images for the following Debian
Ports architectures:
- alpha
- hppa
- loong64
- powerpc
- ppc64
- sparc64
The images can be downloaded from the usual location at [1].
This batch includes the very first installation image for loong64. It has not
been tested at all, so
I&#
Hello Adrian,
I successfully installed on my iBook G4 (PowerBook 6,7) using this image.
On 11/11/24 11:23, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
Hello,
I have created a fresh set of ISO installation images for the following Debian
Ports architectures:
- alpha
- hppa
- loong64
- powerpc
- ppc64
Hello,
I have created a fresh set of ISO installation images for the following Debian
Ports architectures:
- alpha
- hppa
- loong64
- powerpc
- ppc64
- sparc64
The images can be downloaded from the usual location at [1].
This batch includes the very first installation image for loong64. It
Hello Claudia,
On Thu, 2024-10-24 at 10:22 +0200, Claudia Neumann wrote:
> Test on iMac G5 with Radeon graphic card:
>
> DVD hängs with
> smp_core99_probe
> smp_core99_bringup_done
The underlying issue has already been localized and is handled here:
> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.
On Thu, 2024-10-24 at 11:01 +0200, Claudia Neumann wrote:
> Is there a newer ISO-image, that I could/should test.
No, because there haven't been any changes yet to address the bug.
Adrian
--
.''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
: :' : Debian Developer
`. `' Physicist
`-GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E
Is there a newer ISO-image, that I could/should test.
CU
Claudia
Am Donnerstag, 24. Oktober 2024, 10:44:28 CEST schrieb John Paul Adrian
Glaubitz:
> Hello Claudia,
>
> On Thu, 2024-10-24 at 10:22 +0200, Claudia Neumann wrote:
> > Test on iMac G5 with Radeon graphic card:
> >
> > DVD hängs
Hi all,
Test on iMac G5 with Radeon graphic card:
DVD hängs with
smp_core99_probe
smp_core99_bringup_done
CU
Claudia
Am Sonntag, 20. Oktober 2024, 20:34:51 CEST schrieb John Paul Adrian Glaubitz:
> Hello,
>
> I created updated installation images for Debian Ports earlier this mont
Hi Cedar,
On Tue, 2024-10-22 at 20:09 -0500, Cedar Maxwell wrote:
> I'm not sure how to take a screenshot. I can take a photo later.
> I tried this image: https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/12.0/powerpc/
> and it works.
This is a very old image and not what I meant.
When I talk about ol
ected (6000) != found (455f3131)
Hmm, I don't think this is actually the reason why it doesn't boot.
Could you maybe take a screenshot?
The same also occurs with "Automated install".
Does the installed system work when using an older installation image?
Adrian
--
Sincerely,
Cedar Maxwell
On Mon, 2024-10-21 at 21:52 +0200, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
> On Mon, 2024-10-21 at 10:06 -0700, tal...@coyoterave.net wrote:
> > This image boots right away, no problems getting into a shell or the
> > installer.
>
> Thanks for the confirmation. I'll start bisecting the issue tomorrow the
Hi Talija,
On Mon, 2024-10-21 at 10:06 -0700, tal...@coyoterave.net wrote:
> This image boots right away, no problems getting into a shell or the
> installer.
Thanks for the confirmation. I'll start bisecting the issue tomorrow then.
Adrian
--
.''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
: :' : Debian D
Hi Adrian,
This image boots right away, no problems getting into a shell or the
installer.
Thanks,
Talija
On Mon, Oct 21, 2024 at 06:10:29PM +0200, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On Mon, 2024-10-21 at 17:22 +0200, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
> > So, I built such a test imag
Hello,
On Mon, 2024-10-21 at 17:22 +0200, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
> So, I built such a test image and that one boots fine for me on PowerKVM.
>
> Could you test whether this one boots on your PowerMac G5:
>
> > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/tests/ppc64-test-20241021/debian-12
Hi Talija,
On Mon, 2024-10-21 at 16:52 +0200, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
> I will build some test images with older kernel and GRUB versions in order
> to track down what particular change introduced the problem.
So, I built such a test image and that one boots fine for me on PowerKVM.
Cou
Hi Talija,
On Mon, 2024-10-21 at 07:04 -0700, tal...@coyoterave.net wrote:
> When booting the 32 bit version, it only gets as far as "Loading..."
> after selecting the installer option, the disk reads for a few moments
> then stops, hangs, and crashes to the OpenFirmware with an illegal
> address
is in a functional state and was running before today with
> > kernel 6.10.12-1 ppc64, and after updating today on kernel 6.11.2-1
> > ppc64.
>
> Would you mind testing the 32-bit image as well?
>
> It's really strange that the same kernel image will boot the in
l".
Does the installed system work when using an older installation image?
Adrian
--
.''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
: :' : Debian Developer
`. `' Physicist
`-GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913
I'm currently using the last working ones from 2023-06-10.
I don't exactly have PPC32 hardware to test on... I could try one day.
On Sun, Oct 20, 2024 at 3:35 PM John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <
glaub...@physik.fu-berlin.de> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I created updated installatio
uld you mind testing the 32-bit image as well?
It's really strange that the same kernel image will boot the installed
system but not the installer system. Maybe it's necessary to update
debian-cd which is used for building the installation CDs.
Adrian
--
.''`. John Paul Adria
.12-1 ppc64, and after updating today on kernel 6.11.2-1
ppc64.
Thanks,
Talija
On Sun, Oct 20, 2024 at 08:34:51PM +0200, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
Hello,
I created updated installation images for Debian Ports earlier this month
and I would be very interested to know whether these work on r
nning before today with
kernel 6.10.12-1 ppc64, and after updating today on kernel 6.11.2-1
ppc64.
Thanks,
Talija
On Sun, Oct 20, 2024 at 08:34:51PM +0200, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I created updated installation images for Debian Ports earlier this month
> an
Hello,
I created updated installation images for Debian Ports earlier this month
and I would be very interested to know whether these work on real hardware.
The reason I ask is because during my tests, the kernel got stuck directly
after booting from CD on QEMU while the installed system later
Hi again!
I used the image you suggested, that worked (mostly) in a PowerBook G4 that
I have over here.
The installation of grub was this time interrupted by an error I managed to
see in the logs:
Oct 15 18:12:24 main-menu[252]: (process:1780): chroot: can't execute
'hmount':
Hi Adrian,
In order to be able to reproduce, I started all over again. Using the same
CD (
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2023-06-18/debian-12.0.0-powerpc-NETINST-1.iso
), booted and performed the installation. Formatted all the partitions
clean.
I skipped the mirror stage and
Hello Manuel,
On Fri, 2024-10-11 at 15:17 +0200, Manuel Molina Cuberos wrote:
> Thanks for the hint.
> I toasted another CD with the image you suggested.
> Launched the installation and everything was working up to the mirror
> selection stage.
> I added one mirror (deb.debian.or
Hi Ed!
Thanks for the hint.
I toasted another CD with the image you suggested.
Launched the installation and everything was working up to the mirror
selection stage.
I added one mirror (deb.debian.org) but from the error reported and the
looks of the log, it seems that the current contents of the
pshots/2024-02-25/debian-12.0.0-powerpc-NETINST-1.iso
> .
Grub right now only works on certain specially prepared CD images. You
need to use this one, it should solve your issue
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2023-06-18/debian-12.0.0-powerpc-NETINST-1.iso
Best,
Ed
>
Debian 12, now that I know that the architecture is
being maintained.
I downloaded and installed it from this image:
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2024-02-25/debian-12.0.0-powerpc-NETINST-1.iso
.
The disk layout for this installation was:
Device / Size / Type / Mount point
Hello!
I have created updated installation images for Debian Ports.
These can be found here:
- https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2023-06-14/
On ia64, these images should be usable on all machines again since
the previous regression in kernel 6.1 has been fixed in 6.3 which
is
Hello David!
On Fri, 2023-06-09 at 08:11 +0200, David VANTYGHEM wrote:
> Withhttps://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2023-06-06/debian-12.0.0-powerpc-NETINST-1.iso,
> it's the first time I can fully install Debian on my virtual iMac G3/G4 in
> AQUEMU.
I think this is possible thanks t
27;s the first time I can fully install Debian on my virtual iMac
G3/G4 in AQUEMU.
But after first reboot, I've got this:
https://transfert.free.fr/9HYVaPB
and then, this:
https://transfert.free.fr/NNwEG48
And after, screen remains black before showing desktop.
I did the installati
is:
https://transfert.free.fr/NNwEG48
And after, screen remains black before showing desktop.
I did the installation with these parameters:
https://infolib.re/Installer_Linux_sur_un_ordinateur_Apple_Macintosh_equipe_d_un_microprocesseur_PowerPC
Le 06/06/2023 à 15:52, John Paul Adrian Glaubi
Hello!
I have created updated installation images for Debian Ports.
These can be found here:
- https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2023-06-06/
I have already successfully tested the sparc64 installer.
Adrian
--
.''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
: :' : D
Hi Stan!
On Tue, 2023-05-30 at 17:30 -0600, Stan Johnson wrote:
> 1) During installation, I deselected X desktop and Xfce and added
> ssh-server. Please add a disk partitioner to the default base
> installation. Either parted or mac-fdisk would work (I used apt-get to
> install
I tested a basic (text-only) installation on a PowerBook G3 Pismo, using
the following ISO:
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2023-05-28/debian-12.0.0-powerpc-NETINST-1.iso
The installer created these default partitions (using the entire disk):
# mac-fdisk -l
/dev/sda
Hi Adrian
P.S. very likely the cause of boot problems is on my side, not installer one.
If I checked partitions with OSX and then with linux, it differs. And the
difference is in my two grub partitions. Using disk tools from different OS
causes some mismatch.
I will reorganize disks, and
Good Morning!
> On May 18, 2023, at 7:54 AM, Martina Hřebcová
> wrote:
>
>
>> On 5/17/23 18:49, Martina Hřebcová wrote:
>>
>> Unfortunatelly system not boots. I see grub screen, can edit, select
>> whatever. If I select kernel, there is only blinking cursor for few seconds
>> and then it s
On 5/17/23 18:49, Martina Hřebcová wrote:
Unfortunatelly system not boots. I see grub screen, can edit, select
whatever. If I select kernel, there is only blinking cursor for few
seconds and then it stops blinkink.
Now I am in a hurry with family matters, but I will return to
investigatio
"> On 5/17/23 10:38, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
Yes, we increased the size of the /boot/grub partition at some point since
GRUB
requires more space. So, if possible, I recommend using the default
partition
layout that the installer suggests.
"
Yes! I had from previous version grub partit
.
> > > Of course, Mac will not boot in this case, but at least I can try whole
> > > installation process.
> > That does not work. /boot/grub must be an HFS partition, otherwise the
> > installation of the GRUB bootloader will fail. I recommend using the
> > defaul
Hi Adrian!
On 5/17/23 10:38, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
In evening I will check also ext2 /boot/grub partition, and also try
install all together to single / ext4 partition, if installer allows it.
Of course, Mac will not boot in this case, but at least I can try whole
installation
4 partition, if installer allows it.
> Of course, Mac will not boot in this case, but at least I can try whole
> installation process.
That does not work. /boot/grub must be an HFS partition, otherwise the
installation of the GRUB bootloader will fail. I recommend using the
default partitio
this case, but at least I can try whole
installation process.
If I skip installation of grub, do somebody know where I can find tested
grub package? Or I try do it manually with .iso grub directory.
There is no tested grub package as the packages are constantly updated.
OK I will try some
tion layout did you use? Did you keep the HFS boot partition as
suggested by the installer?
> If I skip installation of grub, do somebody know where I can find tested
> grub package? Or I try do it manually with .iso grub directory.
There is no tested grub package as the packages are cons
On 5/16/23 08:45, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
The issue is this change [1], so we need to use the latest version of debian-cd
to create the installation images. However, since the latest version of
debian-cd
currently doesn't work with Debian Ports, I need to fix that first.
OK, i
Hi!
On Tue, 2023-05-16 at 08:32 +0200, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
> The issue is this change [1], so we need to use the latest version of
> debian-cd
> to create the installation images. However, since the latest version of
> debian-cd
> currently doesn't work with Deb
that the package is missing, has been
obsoleted, or
May 15 17:23:37 in-target: is only available from another source
May 15 17:23:37 in-target:
May 15 17:23:37 in-target: E
May 15 17:23:37 in-target: :
May 15 17:23:37 in-target: Package 'zstd' has no installation candidate
May 15 17:23
ent images that I just created:
>
> > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2023-05-14/
>
>
> Tried just now, and installation of base system ends with error:
>
> "An error was returned while tryingto install zstd package onto the target
> system."
&
ots/2023-05-14/
"
Tried just now, and installation of base system ends with error:
"An error was returned while tryingto install zstd package onto the target
system."
Tested on Powermac G5 Quad core. Sysylog is in attachment.
Please, may I post it somewhere, or is ir OK this way?
On 5/15/23 00:05, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
Hello!
On Wed, 2023-05-10 at 08:17 +0200, Martina Hřebcová wrote:
after several years I want to install Debian Sid again on my Powermac G5
Quad and AmigaOne X1000.
Please try the current images that I just created:
Many thanks! I will try a
Hello!
On Wed, 2023-05-10 at 08:17 +0200, Martina Hřebcová wrote:
> after several years I want to install Debian Sid again on my Powermac G5
> Quad and AmigaOne X1000.
Please try the current images that I just created:
> https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2023-05-14/
PS: Pleas
installation fail
2. I tried debian-11.0.0-ppc64-NETINST-1.iso from
/cdimage/ports/current, dated 2022-03-28
installation works ( with some issues with expired keys, which can be
solved ) but in section "configuring grub-ieee1275" it hangs:
- /target/boot/grub is mounted, hfs formate
Hello Johannes!
On 5/1/22 23:15, Johannes Brakensiek wrote:
> First packages firmware-b43-installer[3] and and bw43-fwcutter[4] were
> missing, which I then got from the linked snapshot. Would it be
> possible to place these packages in the unreleased repo to make them
> available easily?
Hmm, I
Hello everyone,
I installed the CD image from snapshot 2022-03-28 [1], which I burned
using my PowerMac G5 [2]. Installation just went very fine.
Thanks a lot to Adrian for making this happen!
After installation I encountered some issues which could easily be
solved by applying some quick and
Hello Jeffrey!
On 4/12/22 02:04, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> I am working on an old PowerMac G5 running Debian Sid. I am trying to
> install firmware-b43-installer. It is having some trouble. I'm not
> sure how to fix it. I'm going to report it and then ask some questions
> over at the kernel's b43 ma
Another thanks,
John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote on 3·31·22 01·09 :
nVidia cards are probably not well supported on big-endian systems anyway, so
I would probably try swapping the card with a Radeon one.
a radeon 9000 pro and a reinstall got me up and running
It might be worth capturing the k
Hello,
I've been able to get the G4 working again. The issue recognizing GRUB
does not seem to be memory-related, as I tried each stick one at a time
and was never able to boot to GRUB. This shows that unless they're all
somehow faulty in the same exact way that manages to not affect normal
opera
Hi Doug!
On 3/31/22 03:17, Doug Kiekow wrote:
> Today I went with the 3/28 powerpc on a G4 desktop from 2002 (quicksilver).
> The install went well, but seemed much slower. The boot went to corrupted
> graphics, so I tried again adding nomodeset to grub boot. The boot started
> normally, but even
I've been monitoring this thread for some time, and was able to install
one of the november images on a PowerBook G4 DVI using multiple tweaks.
All in all the PowerBook runs fine.
I tried the 3/28 ppc64 image on a dual G5 and it booted right up after
the install. I've not spent much time work
On 3/30/22 21:02, Peter wrote:
>> What kind of VGA adapter does this machine have? Is it actually an
>> Radeon
>> GPU or something different?
>
> lspci shows: VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
> [AMD/ATI] RV280/M9+ [Mobility Radeon 9200 AGP] (rev 01)
>
> My iBook is this 12"
On Wed, 2022-03-30 at 18:35 +0200, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
> Hello Peter!
>
> On 3/30/22 18:04, Peter van Zaanen wrote:
> > After following these steps, and with the latest image from
> > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2022-03-28/
> > which installs fine btw, the screen
Hello Peter!
On 3/30/22 18:04, Peter van Zaanen wrote:
> After following these steps, and with the latest image from
> https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2022-03-28/
> which installs fine btw, the screen stays blank.
>
> Adding nomodeset to Grub enables me to boot to a login scree
Hi Adrian,
On Fri, 2022-03-25 at 12:20 +0100, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
> Hi Peter!
>
> On 3/25/22 11:58, Peter van Zaanen wrote:
> > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2022-03-24/
> >
> > works without a problem, and my iBook boots and starts loading the
> > kernel. I ad
o=-16)") which I assume are because my IDE device is a CompactFlash
card, but it all works fine after a long pause. I will dig into that issue
at another time.
Also, I chose all the defaults and the installation booted fine.
This is a PowerBook G4 Aluminum 12" with a G4, model "Po
Am Sonntag, dem 27.03.2022 um 16:17 -0400 schrieb Jeffrey Walton:
> I don't know about the G4's, but I know about the G5's. You cannot
> boot a G5 from USB. You have to burn a CD and boot from the CD.
Booting a G5 PowerMac 11,2 from USB works well, I don't know about the
older ones.
See this mail
e provided it can read the filesystem.
I use variations of these commands on my G3 all the time with success,
and some others have managed to get them to work on their G4s. The
NetBSD installation guide for macppc[1] was a wonderful resource about
all these Open Firmware commands (I believe i
On Sun, Mar 27, 2022 at 04:17:35PM -0400, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 27, 2022 at 4:15 PM Sam Imberman wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > I'm actually having more or less the same problem with my Powerbook G4
> > Aluminum.
> > I am using the image from
> > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/sn
Hello Sam!
On 3/27/22 22:14, Sam Imberman wrote:
> I am using the image from
> https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2022-03-18/non-free/ ,
> which I burnt on a USB stick with "dd
> if=./debian-11.0.0-powerpc-NETINST-1.iso of=/dev/sdg bs=1M"
Please don't use these images, these are b
On Sun, Mar 27, 2022 at 4:15 PM Sam Imberman wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I'm actually having more or less the same problem with my Powerbook G4
> Aluminum.
> I am using the image from
> https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2022-03-18/non-free/ ,
> which I burnt on a USB stick with "dd
> if=
Hi,
I'm actually having more or less the same problem with my Powerbook G4
Aluminum.
I am using the image from
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2022-03-18/non-free/ ,
which I burnt on a USB stick with "dd
if=./debian-11.0.0-powerpc-NETINST-1.iso of=/dev/sdg bs=1M"
When I boot the
nt version of GRUB needs that and then installed Debian SID from
the 2022-03-24 CD using a default installation with manual disk
partitioning. The installation worked. Other operating systems were not
detected (I realize this is a work in progress).
After logging in to the new Debian installation,
> On Mar 26, 2022, at 11:47 AM, Stan Johnson wrote:
>
> Your steps 2 and 3 should not be necessary. It should be possible to use
> manual partitioning (I'm testing that next); otherwise, it will not be
> possible to boot multiple operating systems.
>
>>
>> they just can't believe that is al
where on the internet.
>
> Like everything else, installing GNU/Linux on PPC Macs really is "very
> very very difficult" until you know how to do it. And even then it
> doesn't always work. For example, the latest installation CD doesn't
> even boot on the PowerBook L
gt; Of course, these are just suggestions, and I'm providing them as part of
> my feedback on whether GRUB installation works using the latest Debian
> PowerPC installation CD. Debian (and GRUB) maintainers should do
> whatever they want. I don't anticipate ever using GRUB on a New World
&
ux on PPC Macs really is "very
very very difficult" until you know how to do it. And even then it
doesn't always work. For example, the latest installation CD doesn't
even boot on the PowerBook Lombard, despite the Lombard being a
perfectly good New World system. It has been
Use the latest one:
>
> https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2022-03-24/
Thanks you, that was helpful. Installing from the 2022-03-24
installation CD works.
>> ... I chose a default
>> installation and told the partitioner to use the entire disk. The
>> installer repar
...)
2. erase the installation disc
3. let the defaults take over and don't try to outsmart the installer
they just can't believe that is all you need to do.
Ken
OpenFirmware looks for a partition that contains
a bless bootloader. It's got nothing to do with the Apple_Bootstrap partition.
See the explanation here:
> https://opensource.apple.com/source/bless/bless-37/README.BOOTING
>> And if you used the correct image, what steps did
On 3/26/22 2:16 AM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
> Hello!
>
> On 3/26/22 04:06, Stan Johnson wrote:
>> My installation attempt using CD [2] above on a PowerBook G3 Pismo (500
>> MHz; 2 GiB memory) failed.
>>
>> 1) I started with a blank 120 GB disk.
Hello!
On 3/26/22 04:06, Stan Johnson wrote:
> My installation attempt using CD [2] above on a PowerBook G3 Pismo (500
> MHz; 2 GiB memory) failed.
>
> 1) I started with a blank 120 GB disk. I partitioned the disk to include
> partitions (after the Apple drive partitions) for
Hello Ben!
On 3/25/22 21:48, Ben Westover wrote:
> A thank you goes out to all the people who have attempted to help me.
> In all the excitement of this endeavor, my G4's motherboard has died.
I'm not surprised.
> Based on previous discussion, I believe the culprit in its failure to
> load GRUB
> On Mar 26, 2022, at 4:19 AM, Stan Johnson wrote:
>
> My installation attempt using CD [2] above on a PowerBook G3 Pismo (500
> MHz; 2 GiB memory) failed.
>
> 1) I started with a blank 120 GB disk. I partitioned the disk to include
> partitions (after the Apple
mode from another system,
>> and formatted it until it was bare.
>
> Erasing the beginning of the disk (including the partition table) with
> something like "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=64k count=100" from
> rescue mode on the installation CD should be sufficient (and not as
whole disk mode. Don’t try to outsmart it in any way. Don’t use manual anything.
Success should follow.
Ken
>
> Hello,
>
> My installation attempt using CD [2] above on a PowerBook G3 Pismo (500
> MHz; 2 GiB memory) failed.
>
> 1) I started with a blank 120 GB disk. I
On 3/18/22 11:59 AM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I have created the first set of installation images in 2022, these are
> available at the usual location in [1].
>
> The ISO image for sparc64 has been verified to work correctly, I don't
> know abo
Correction: The Pismo has 1 GiB memory.
On 3/25/22 9:06 PM, Stan Johnson wrote:
> On 3/18/22 11:59 AM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
>> Hello!
>>
>> I have created the first set of installation images in 2022, these are
>> available at the usual location in [1].
>
Hello!
> On Mar 26, 2022, at 12:07 AM, Peter wrote:
>
> Or does this mean that /boot/grub is mounted read-only and I have to
> follow the procedure you described?
If the screen remains black, it means the firmware is missing inside the initrd
that the kernel was booted with, hence the instruct
Hi Adrian,
Thanks for the fast reply. The firmware-amd-graphics was already
installed (via linux-firmware-nonfree? I didn't install it manually).
Still a black screen.
Or does this mean that /boot/grub is mounted read-only and I have to
follow the procedure you described?
Peter
pvz@ibook:~$ sud
Hello,
A thank you goes out to all the people who have attempted to help me.
In all the excitement of this endeavor, my G4's motherboard has died.
Based on previous discussion, I believe the culprit in its failure to
load GRUB was the system's memory. Upon closer inspection of the machine
duri
Hello,
Bad memory modules can actually result in such weird behavior. We've seen
similar reports
before.
When I have time, I'll run a memory test. Can this be done from OF? What
commands should I use?
You can also create a fresh chroot from unstable using debootstrap and that
pivot
the r
of memory.
>
> I believe I have 384 MB. What program should I use for this?
>
>> You can either use the last stable installation images for PowerPC:
>>
>>> https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/7.11.0/powerpc/iso-cd/
>>
>> and then upgrade from Whee
e sure that the machine has reasonable
amounts of memory.
I believe I have 384 MB. What program should I use for this?
You can either use the last stable installation images for PowerPC:
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/7.11.0/powerpc/iso-cd/
and then upgrade from Wheezy to unst
Hi Peter!
On 3/25/22 11:58, Peter van Zaanen wrote:
> https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2022-03-24/
>
> works without a problem, and my iBook boots and starts loading the
> kernel. I added linux-firmware-nonfree, but it boots to a completely
> black screen. I can only access the
The grub install with the latest image from
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2022-03-24/
works without a problem, and my iBook boots and starts loading the
kernel. I added linux-firmware-nonfree, but it boots to a completely
black screen. I can only access the iBook via ssh.
Pe
Hello Ben!
On 3/25/22 01:00, Ben Westover wrote:
> I haven't been able to get any GRUB installation media to work on my PowerMac
> G4.
> I've tried Debian, Gentoo, and Arch Linux, and every time it doesn't
> recognize
> GRUB at all. Even attempting to boot ma
A previous blessed ISO (Apr 17 2021) booted my IMac G4 without any troubles.
Then I just let all the defaults have their way with the machine, and wound up
with a beautiful GRUB-booting system running debian 11 that has been running
ever since.
So there is no specific “G4” problem with GRUB….
In case it's useful, here's the exact system I have:
https://everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g4/specs/powermac_g4_350.html
It's running Open Firmware 3.1.1 (1.2f2 BootROM). This is what it came with,
and I was unable to find any upgrades online for this particular model.
--
Ben Westover
si
Hello Jeffrey,
Maybe you should try to reset the nvram? From the OF prompt, I believe
the commands are reset-nvram and reset-all.
Just tried that, unfortunately no effect.
Thanks,
--
Ben Westover
OpenPGP_signature
Description: OpenPGP digital signature
On Thu, Mar 24, 2022 at 8:28 PM Ben Westover
> We're using grub-ieee1275, IEEE-1275 being the specification for Open
> Firmware. There is no issue getting GRUB to run on my G3, and most
> others are having success on their machines, but my G4 just refuses to
> recognize GRUB in any way, only yaboot
try these
https://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/inst/yaboot-howto/
http://seb.france.free.fr/linux/ibookG4/iBookG4-howto-2.html
On March 25, 2022 12:00:36 AM UTC, Ben Westover wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I haven't been able to get any GRUB installation media to work on my
>PowerMac G4.
1 - 100 of 1670 matches
Mail list logo
