Yaboot install problem - IBM 911-285

2012-01-17 Thread Mark Benson
I have a new IBM IntelliStation 285 (9111-285) and am trying to install. Using the latest Debian 6.0.3 DVD or netinstall images. I can setup and install Debian just fine, but when I hit the yaboot install stage it fails and reports no partition of type Apple_Bootstrap found. I used guided

Re: Yaboot install problem - IBM 911-285

2012-01-17 Thread Benedikt Wegmann
Hello Mark, a while ago I succeeded in installing Debian 6.0.3 (ppc64) on an IBM Power740 via the netinstall image. During the setup process it was necessary to update the yaboot bootloader and manually change its configuration. Once installed however it runs stable and fast, very fast actually.

Re: Yaboot install problem - IBM 911-285

2012-01-17 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 03:24:09PM +0100, Benedikt Wegmann wrote: a while ago I succeeded in installing Debian 6.0.3 (ppc64) on an IBM Power740 via the netinstall image. During the setup process it was necessary to update the yaboot bootloader and manually change its configuration. Once

Re: Yaboot install problem - IBM 911-285

2012-01-17 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 01:58:41PM +, Mark Benson wrote: I have a new IBM IntelliStation 285 (9111-285) and am trying to install. Using the latest Debian 6.0.3 DVD or netinstall images. I can setup and install Debian just fine, but when I hit the yaboot install stage it fails and

Re: Yaboot install problem - IBM 911-285

2012-01-17 Thread Benedikt Wegmann
Hello Mark, Am Dienstag, den 17.01.2012, 14:52 + schrieb Mark Benson: On 17 Jan 2012, at 14:24, Benedikt Wegmann benedikt.wegm...@gwdg.de wrote: a while ago I succeeded in installing Debian 6.0.3 (ppc64) on an IBM Power740 via the netinstall image. During the setup process it was