On Tue, Aug 20, 2002 at 11:05:11PM +0200, Vinai Kopp wrote: > And here, *Ups*, I f*ckuped :( > I apt-get installed kernel-image-2.4.18-powerpc kernel-doc-2.4.18, > edited /etc/quik.conf to point to /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.28-powerpc > and ran quik: seemd like using lilo - but, well, it isn't lilo :( > No my beloved mac sits and hangs when I boot. > The monitor LED lights up so I guess something is happening, but the > screen stays black :( > The harddisks also powerup, but I can't hear them being accessed. > > So, me thinks, I reconed that could happen when playing with a new > architecture and I already know how to install debian fromn floppies. > But - *Ups again* - the darn thing won't boot from the floppies any- > more! It does seems like I wasn't carefull enough *sigh* > > The next thing is rescuing the box. > According to http://penguinppc.org/projects/quik/quirks.shtml > the "output-device defaults to ttya" on 9600 macs. Hm, how can I make > that output visible? Any other pointers or ideas what to do?
Use Cmd-Opt-P-R at the chime to reset the PRAM, then you'll be able to boot the floppy. Otherwise it keeps booting into quik and apparently going nowhere. I suspect the kernel name is vmlinux-, not vmlinuz-. -- *------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------* | <http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual> | | debian-imac: <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | To Have, Give All to All (ACIM) | *----------------------------------------------------------------*