On Wed, 20 Feb 2002, Miguel Beccari wrote:
> I have a 250Mhz 8500 series powerPC. > It as got very old 2x cdrom (with caddy) > It has got no floppy. > It has got a build in ehternet, and a 3com (I think). > > I am unable to boot from cdrom. > No way, no way, no way to boot :( > > So I copied the BootX on the desktop and launched the BootX app. > > The installer begins and I have to select from a cdrom installation or a > ftp, hard disk etc etc. > > no modules are right for my old cdrom, my built in ethernet and so on... > Not booting from the CD is normal on OldWorld - that's why BootX is provided. I don't have access to any 8500's but I can tell you what modules are used on the 7600: SCSI: mesh Ethernet: mace mac53c94 is also used for SCSI on some older machines. I doubt the integrated NIC is 3com, but I suppose anything is possible. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft OH/TN, USA http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/ PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/
