>> >> 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? >
I realized you were just intending to create a wrapper script named debootstrap to call debootstrap.real, so I made it in nano-tiny. >> 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. >> > This time, this succeeded to a point... it said dists/woody/Release was not pre-downloaded. Where is it looking for Release? Where should I find the unzipped base packages? > > > *----------------------------------------------------------------* > | .''`. | Debian GNU/Linux: <http://www.debian.org> | > | : :' : | debian-imac: <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | > | `. `'` | . oo Chris Tillman | > | `- | ( -) [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > *----------------"--"--------------------------------------------* > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *----------------------------------------------------------------* | .''`. | Debian GNU/Linux: <http://www.debian.org> | | : :' : | debian-imac: <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | `. `'` | . oo Chris Tillman | | `- | ( -) [EMAIL PROTECTED] | *----------------"--"--------------------------------------------*
