> > It'll be great if you can write up the steps required to get here. > > Well, I was not planning to get into this yet, but since you brought up the > subject of documentation, here it comes. > > I am soon going on vacation. I will be back June 13th. Then I plan to > submit bugs or post to the various Debian news groups where I will document > issues, suggestions, solutions, etc (if still unresolved), such as: > > - It appears that powerpc Woody will be released with kernel 2.2 and not > 2.4. I suspect that there is limited support for IBM CHRP/PREP systems in > the 2.2 kernel. I will investigate and document this. > - Apparently there is a bug in the version of glibc that Debian is using, > which will prevent Debian from running the 64 bit kernel on the IBM CHRP > systems. I will investigate and document this. > - Document requires patches for IBM CHRP/PREP systems. > - I am uncertain whether Debian has determined how to create bootable CDs > for IBM CHRP/PREP systems. I will investigate and document this. > - I will document how to perform an HTTP/FTP and NFS install on IBM > CHRP/PREP systems (after I figure it out). > - I will write up and submit README files for > 'ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/current/' that will > make things clearer for non-kernel/non-install hackers, like myself (see > below). > - Help out document how to create kernels and combined install/rescue > images for the various IBM CHRP/PREP systems that can be place in the > directory mentioned above. > - I will continuously document the IBM CHRP/PREP systems where I have been > able to successfully install Debian. I have access to pretty much all the > various RS6000/pSeries systems. >
This sounds great! I'm happy to convert words into sgml if you'd like. > > I do not think that 'rescue.bin' contains a kernel. I believe it is only > the rescue root image. The reason I assume this, is because it is the same > size as the 'root.bin' file. When I created the combined install root/boot > image, I renamed 'root.bin' to 'ramdisk.image.gz' and copied it to the ' > /usr/src/linux/arch/ppc/boot/images' directory, and then ran a 'make > zImage.initrd'. > > I go the clue from the 'powermac' subdirectory. There you will find the > following symbolic link: > ramdisk.image.gz -> images-1.44/root.bin > Yes, that's true, but rescue.bin is different. It's the kernel, gzipped and written to a floppy image. > The 'http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/current/' > directories could benefit from having a lot more README files. I will > document this and submit bugs or forward it to the mailing Debian powerpc > mailing list. > Cool! -- *------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------* | <http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/installmanual> | | debian-imac (potato): <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | May the Source be with you | *----------------------------------------------------------------* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]