Hello, On Sun, Feb 12, 2006 at 07:56:48AM +0100, Daniel Payno wrote: > El 11/02/2006, a las 22:17, Mich Lanners escribió: > >>I plan to install linux but: > >> * Ubuntu/PPC 5.10's Live/Install kernels don't support my Superdrive > >What do you mean; doesn't support the SuperDrive? > >The DVD drive is a generic MMC3-compatible IDE drive; there is no > >issue > >of support involved here. > O, more precisely, the debian_installer, once booted whilst pressing > dong 'C', past the locale config, tries to detect the cd, and load > the needed module in the install kernel, to proceed with the install. > That's the point where the install stops and issues a warning of > unsupported hardware, and error in locating cd-rom drive > Being a new tech DL superdrive it didn't surprise me really, i'm an > old debian user, so in my early times i remember going to buy > hardware always with the Hardware-HOWTO in my hand :) > >[..]
I remember that in a recent issue of a german Linux magazin a work around for this was presented: Use the 2.4 kernel to do a (minimal) install and then build your own kernel (> 2.6.8 in Sarge). There were some minor tips around this as well which I forgot, but since you use Debian for some time this should get you going. Greetings Helge -- Dr. Helge Kreutzmann, Dipl.-Phys. [EMAIL PROTECTED] gpg signed mail preferred 64bit GNU powered http://www.itp.uni-hannover.de/~kreutzm Help keep free software "libre": http://www.ffii.de/
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