Re: Performing installer tests on PowerMac with USB sticks

2019-05-04 Thread Linux User #330250
Am 01.05.19 um 12:18 schrieb aggaz: > After reading your email I was able to see that with a USB stick > inserted at boot a disk device indeed shows up in the device tree > (visible by using the command "dev / ls"), but I am still not able to > list its files by using the command "dir". Which com

Re: Debian Jessie mirrors

2019-05-04 Thread userm57
On 5/3/19 11:36 PM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > Hello Pshemek! > > On 5/4/19 12:29 AM, Przemys??aw Buczkowski wrote: >> I tried to update it today but it seems that powerpc Jessie packages were >> removed from all the official Debian mirrors; > Yes, all the mirror for Debian Jessie (powerpc

Re: Debian Jessie mirrors

2019-05-04 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 5/4/19 6:20 PM, user...@yahoo.com wrote: > Would it make sense to always leave one final update on the main mirrors > for each release, an optional update to the /etc/apt/sources.list file > to change the update location to the archive? No. First of all, the main mirrors are maintained by Debia

Re: Performing installer tests on PowerMac with USB sticks

2019-05-04 Thread Karl
Hello, if I type the following: boot usb1/disk@1:2,\\yaboot I got the message can’t open device or file. What have I got to do? disk1 is listed in the device tree as dev / ls usb@1b /disk@1 devalias usb1 … usb@1b I have a Powerbook G4 12“ 1.5GHz Powerbook 6,8 Model M9690LL Image is

Re: Performing installer tests on PowerMac with USB sticks

2019-05-04 Thread Karl
Finally the installation is running with the following command: boot usb0/disk@1:2,\install\yaboot I thought the new bootloader is GRUB? Thanks in advance > Am 04.05.2019 um 11:44 schrieb Linux User #330250 : > > Am 01.05.19 um 12:18 schrieb aggaz: >> After reading your email I was able to see

Debian Installer GRUB test image available

2019-05-04 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
Hello! I just created the first test image for debian-installer which boots with GRUB instead of Yaboot. The image is available from the usual location for GRUB tests: > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/grub-test/ Feel free to test and report back. It boots fine on my iBook G4. Adrian

Re: Debian Installer GRUB test image available

2019-05-04 Thread Carlos
I will try. The last image 2019-04-20 doesn't work. Because I couldn't install GRUB while installation > Am 04.05.2019 um 21:19 schrieb John Paul Adrian Glaubitz > : > > Hello! > > I just created the first test image for debian-installer which boots > with GRUB instead of Yaboot. The image is

Re: Debian Installer GRUB test image available

2019-05-04 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 5/4/19 9:52 PM, Carlos wrote: > I will try. The last image 2019-04-20 doesn't work. Because I couldn't > install GRUB while installation There is a known bug when running the installer in a language other than English. Please run the installer in English. Adrian -- .''`. John Paul Adrian

Re: Performing installer tests on PowerMac with USB sticks

2019-05-04 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 5/4/19 8:46 PM, Karl wrote: > Finally the installation is running with the following command: > boot usb0/disk@1:2,\install\yaboot > > I thought the new bootloader is GRUB? The new bootloader for the *installed* system is GRUB, the bootloader for the installer is going to be GRUB within the ne

Re: Debian Installer GRUB test image available

2019-05-04 Thread Carlos
Tried the GRUB image with the following path: boot usb1/disk@1:2,\install\vmlinux I guess this is wrong, because I got the message: MAC-PARTS: specific partition is not valid can't open -> path > Am 04.05.2019 um 21:55 schrieb John Paul Adrian Glaubitz > : > >> On 5/4/19 9:52 PM, Carlos wrote:

Re: Debian Installer GRUB test image available

2019-05-04 Thread John Ogness
On 2019-05-04, Carlos wrote: > Tried the GRUB image with the following path: > boot usb1/disk@1:2,\install\vmlinux On my iBook G4, I can boot the installer from USB with: boot usb0/disk:,\\grub.elf (Note that you do not specify a partition.) John Ogness

Re: Debian Installer GRUB test image available

2019-05-04 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 5/4/19 10:06 PM, Carlos wrote: > Tried the GRUB image with the following path: > boot usb1/disk@1:2,\install\vmlinux This is the kernel image, not the GRUB image. The boot script has: boot &device;:&partition;,\System\Library\CoreServices\grub.elf So, try booting \\System\Library\CoreServic

Re: Debian Installer GRUB test image available

2019-05-04 Thread Carlos
So, I tried to install, but failed: A few errors occurred while installation: - couldn't load firmware b43, I think because that isn't on the image? - The archive security.debian.org could not be accessed - GRUB bootloader couldn't be installed Language was English Keyboard was German Installat

Re: Debian Installer GRUB test image available

2019-05-04 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 5/4/19 11:08 PM, Carlos wrote: > So, I tried to install, but failed: > > A few errors occurred while installation: > - couldn't load firmware b43, I think because that isn't on the image? Yes, the images currently don't contain any firmware. I will work on the firmware issues once I have commi

Re: Debian Installer GRUB test image available

2019-05-04 Thread John Ogness
On 2019-05-04, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > The boot script has: > > > boot &device;:&partition;,\System\Library\CoreServices\grub.elf > I believe this boot script is causing a problem when trying to boot from USB. Normally I would do: boot usb0/disk:,\\BootX Note that no partition

Re: Debian Installer GRUB test image available

2019-05-04 Thread Carlos
Booting with this path worked for me: boot usb1/disk:,\\grub.elf How could I provide a log? Because I have no working OS right now. > Am 04.05.2019 um 23:13 schrieb John Paul Adrian Glaubitz > : > >> On 5/4/19 11:08 PM, Carlos wrote: >> So, I tried to install, but failed: >> >> A few errors oc

Re: Debian Installer GRUB test image available

2019-05-04 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 5/4/19 11:16 PM, John Ogness wrote:> Then I would be able to do the expected: > > boot usb0/disk:,\\BootX > > This is all probably special case iBook G4 issues. But I wanted to > mention it since it is pretty obvious a lot of people are tripping over > it. Did you see this behavior with t

Re: Debian Installer GRUB test image available

2019-05-04 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 5/4/19 11:31 PM, Carlos wrote: > Booting with this path worked for me: > boot usb1/disk:,\\grub.elf > > How could I provide a log? Because I have no working OS right now. Switch to a second console with Alt+Cursor, the log file is located in /var/log/syslog. Adrian -- .''`. John Paul Adria

Re: Debian Installer GRUB test image available

2019-05-04 Thread John Ogness
On 2019-05-04, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: >> Then I would be able to do the expected: >> >> boot usb0/disk:,\\BootX >> >> This is all probably special case iBook G4 issues. But I wanted to >> mention it since it is pretty obvious a lot of people are tripping over >> it. > > Did you see

Re: Debian Installer GRUB test image available

2019-05-04 Thread Karl
Hope this helps https://ibb.co/hmHrvfT > Am 04.05.2019 um 23:43 schrieb John Paul Adrian Glaubitz > : > > On 5/4/19 11:31 PM, Carlos wrote: >> Booting with this path worked for me: >> boot usb1/disk:,\\grub.elf >> >> How could I provide a log? Because I have no working OS right now. > Switch t

Re: Debian Installer GRUB test image available

2019-05-04 Thread Karl
Don’t know, if mail mail reached you … Here is the log: https://ibb.co/hmHrvfT > Am 04.05.2019 um 23:43 schrieb John Paul Adrian Glaubitz > : > > On 5/4/19 11:31 PM, Carlos wrote: >> Booting with this path worked for me: >> boot usb1/disk:,\\grub.elf >> >> How could I provide a log? Because I

Re: Debian Installer GRUB test image available

2019-05-04 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 5/5/19 12:21 AM, John Ogness wrote: >> If the GRUB rescue image does not show this problem, then we probably know >> why. > > The behavior is exactly the same for both ISOs. When I do: > > boot usb0/disk:,\\BootX > > It gives the error: > > DISK-LABEL: invalid partition # > > And I

Re: Debian Installer GRUB test image available -- fails to install GRUB "ofpathname: not found"

2019-05-04 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 5/5/19 6:28 AM, Rick Thomas wrote: > The log says "grub-installer: grub-install: error: ofpathname: not found.” Ah, right. Since the debian-installer GRUB test image doesn't contain Yaboot anymore, Frank cannot steal of the "ofpath" utility from Yaboot and repurpose it for GRUB. So, we need to

GRUB doesn't install on G3

2019-05-04 Thread David VANTYGHEM
I tested https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/grub-test/debian-10.0-powerpc-grub-NETINST-1.iso on an iMac G3 in QAMEU. GRUB doesn't install : https://framapic.org/zE4TiX2fDkoI/vvygLQpinTrX.png https://framapic.org/GjnoOaL19Flf/EIRQQsVsPbxO.png https://framapic.org/vA30S5uVXnvM/efj051RWUpnb.p

Re: GRUB doesn't install on G3

2019-05-04 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 5/5/19 8:06 AM, David VANTYGHEM wrote: > I tested > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/grub-test/debian-10.0-powerpc-grub-NETINST-1.iso > on an iMac G3 in QAMEU. GRUB doesn't install : Yes, the cause of this problem is already known and we know what to fix. It will take a little longer si

Re: Debian Installer GRUB test image available

2019-05-04 Thread Frank Scheiner
On 5/5/19 00:27, Karl wrote: Hope this helps https://ibb.co/hmHrvfT The installer can't find the `hfsprogs` package. I just checked the Debian Ports FTP service and it's there, both for powerpc and ppc64. So either your Internet connection was down or - if packages were installed from the insta

Re: Debian Installer GRUB test image available

2019-05-04 Thread Frank Scheiner
On 5/5/19 08:46, Frank Scheiner wrote: @Adrian: The `hfsprogs` package was also not included in the older ISO from 2019-04-20 (I only checked the ppc64 one). Should we include it, so off-line installations work? OTOH should this even work? I.e. to install a base OS from just the netinstall ISOS?

Re: Debian Installer GRUB test image available

2019-05-04 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
> On May 5, 2019, at 8:46 AM, Frank Scheiner wrote: > > @Adrian: > The `hfsprogs` package was also not included in the older ISO from > 2019-04-20 (I only checked the ppc64 one). Should we include it, so > off-line installations work? Yes. I will include hfsprogs to the package list for d-i.