On Sun, Feb 12, 2006 at 11:48:08AM +0100, Helge Kreutzmann wrote: > Hello Sven, > On Sun, Feb 12, 2006 at 09:46:50AM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: > > On Sun, Feb 12, 2006 at 08:11:36AM +0100, Helge Kreutzmann wrote: > > > 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. > > > > This advice is x86 specific, and using 2.4 kernels on powerpc these days is > > akin to pure madness :) > > Sorry, the article was *explicitly* talking about recent PowerBooks > and it was an explicit work around for this (or a similar) problem. It > is in the current issue of "Linux User" (02/2006). The article is not > (yet) online, but (if you speak german) you can see the table of > contents in www.linuxuser.de
Bah. > And yes, this is a *workaround* and clearly marked as such, and the > article in no way suggest running 2.4 anything but the shortest time > needed for install. We hope to remove all trace of powerpc 2.4 kernels for etch. > I don't have the magazine myself anymore. > > > A more exact tip is : > > > > 1) use the sarge installer, and go upto the install phase. > > I think the problem was, that at *this stage* the install was hanging, > but if this goes this far, then fine, of course! Ah, well, then option 2. The 2.6.8 sarge kernel is not a very good kernel to run anyway. > > Another possibility is to try the debian/etch beta2 installer, which will > > have > > 2.6.15 kernel from the start. You will even be able to have the graphical > > installer then. The beta2 is not yet out (but almost there), and you can use > > daily builds of the installer until it is. > > This is of course the best option as (remaining bugs) can be filed and > fixed most promptly. Indeed. and beta2 will make this easier in any case. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]