Booting kernel on IBM RS/6000 7043 model140

Hi folks, I'm trying to boot the Debian Lenny (5.0.5) powerpc build CD-ROM on an old (PReP-based) IBM 7043 model 140 machine. Up to this point all of my attempts remained fruitless. According to the Debian documentation ( http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/powerpc/ch02s01.html.en ) PReP-based m

Re: Booting kernel on IBM RS/6000 7043 model140

Hi, after a lot of attempts, I was able to reach some progress. I have figured out, that the 5.x.x version Debian PPC CDs are not bootable on PReP machines. The older 4.0rX images can be booted, as they contain a PReP boot image. I was able to load the kernel, but it is very-very slow (8-10 minut

Re: Booting kernel on IBM RS/6000 7043 model140

Yesterday I tested the other floppy images (SuSE, Mandrake and Debian) found on http://users.linpro.no/ingvar/43p/images but none of them worked. The SuSE and Mandrake images were the ones, that got the farthest in the booting process: RS/6000 RS/6000 RS/6000 RS/6000 RS/6000 RS/6000 RS/6000 RS/600

Re: Booting kernel on IBM RS/6000 7043 model140

Hi, 2010/7/7 Gary : > There's a chance you might get Crux PPC to work but NetBSD/prep is > probably the most current of anything you'll find for your particular > system. After looking at the Crux/PPC documentation, it seems that it has no support for PReP machines. > If you want to continue wit