Bruhin wrote: > Hello > > I have a RS/6000 7020 F50 system with 1 GB RAM and 10 x 9.1 GB HD with > 3 604e CPUs. > > Does someone know a working system with sarge or woody with my hardware > type? > > I would like to use the following ISO: debian-31r0a-powerpc-netinst.iso > > It doesn't boot altough i set the bootlist to cd only. It tries booting > but makes restarts all the time. > > I think, that i can choose at installation time a working default kernel. > Assumed that i can boot a bootmedia (CD, HD, NFS, TFTP and so on). What > would you recommend? > > I think that i must afterwards compile a new kernel to support 3 CPUs. > > > I tried today to boot from the HD (harddisk) according to the "Debian > GNU/Linux-Installationmanual at 4.5.2 and 5.1.2.3. > > That means: > > Downloading the files vmlinux, initrd.gz, yaboot and yaboot.conf and > copied to the root directory (/) (now still AIX works, which i would like > to replace with Debian sarge) > > My root directory is under /dev/hd4 > > I booted the system new and with pressing the F1 key i got to the System > Management Services and opened a bootprompt "0 >". Then i tried the > following: > > boot hd:4,yaboot > > This boots AIX > > boot hd:0,yaboot > > This boots AIX also > > I have the above mentioned ISO in the CD drive an tried with > > boot cd:,\install\yaboot > > This boots AIX also > > I thing i am overlooking something or some information is missing, but > which? > > At URL http://www.de.debian.org/ports/powerpc/inst/prep > There is the following mentioned: > > ----------------snip---------------------------------- > Floppy Based Install > > Write the boot1440.bin, root1440.bin, resc1440.bin, drv14-*.bin, and > images to floppy disks. dd can be used on a Linux/Unix system or rawrite > can be used on a DOS/Windows system. > ----------------snip---------------------------------- > > Where can i download this files and would you recommend this method? > > What do you think? Which boot method do you recommend? > > If you need some more informations, i can provide it to you. > > Thanks and hoping hearing form you. > > Hi
No ideas? OK tried also floppies for woody. They didn't work. I burned also the testing ISO (i think form 07.06.2005). I also couldn't boot this CD. Today i also made a firmware update of my RS/6000 7020 F50 System. Then i tried to boot all CD and floppies (sarge and woody boot floppies). Still i can't boot the CD or the floppies. I didn't tried the HD boot, because i don't know exactly the syntax. Now i am trying a netboot, so a am installing a bootp/dhcp server and a tftpd (for this i use a intelbased debian testing server). Is that a way i could go? I would really appreciate getting some directions, for getting the right boot method for booting the debian installer for installing sarge on my 7020 F50 System. I could also think over a woody installation (i tried the woody boot floppies). Thanks and hoping hearing form you soon. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]