> > since it seems powerpc boot-floppies 3.0.7 were never built i have > uploaded a cvs snapshot build for powermac only (sorry uploading 33MB > over dialup is not my idea of ammusing). > > its available at: > http://penguinppc.org/~eb/debian/powerpc/bf-cvs-snapshot-2001.07.07/ > ... > > when you get to the `install base system' step switch to VC2 and do > the following: > > cd /usr/sbin > mv debootstrap debootstrap.real > cat <<EOF > #!/bin/sh > exec debootstrap.real --boot-floppies --arch powerpc --unpack-tarball \ > /target/basedebs.tgz woody /target null: > EOF > chmod 755 debootstrap >
This step failed, because we moved debootstrap to debootstrap.real. Should that have been a copy? > then switch back to VC1 and select `Install Base System' tell it to > install via the network with default/fake/bogus network settings > (since they will be ignored by our wrapper). it will run the wrapper > which calls debootstrap with the args we want, dbootstrap will be none > the wiser and configures the base correctly after debootstrap exits. > I went ahead and tried this, but the please wait ... screen just never left. > substitute /target/basedebs.tgz with whatever the path is to the > basedebs.tgz tarball. *----------------------------------------------------------------* | .''`. | Debian GNU/Linux: <http://www.debian.org> | | : :' : | debian-imac: <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | `. `'` | . oo Chris Tillman | | `- | ( -) [EMAIL PROTECTED] | *----------------"--"--------------------------------------------*
