Bug#252426: ppc cd images missing oldworld mac boot floppies
On Fri, 2004-06-04 at 05:05, Rick_Thomas wrote: > On Thu, 2004-06-03 at 05:57, Peter Lieverdink wrote: > > Package: debian-installer > > Severity: important > > > > The beta4 and tc1 ppc iso images don't have a bootable floppy image for > > oldworld PPC macs that cannot boot off the CD. > > > > Additionally, the installer is unable to actually make these Macs > > bootable from HD. I've had no luck with manually configuring 'QUIK' > > sofar and partman doesn't seem to create a yaboot bootstrap partition. > > > > -- System Information: > > Debian Release: testing/unstable > > APT prefers unstable > > APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') > > Architecture: powerpc > > Kernel: Linux 2.4.25-powerpc > > Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 > > > > That's because quik and miboot are deemed by the Debains to be > politically incorrect. Hmm, but quick *is* installed by the installer, out of the main archives. > These two packages contain (among other things) a small block of binary > code that is taken directly from the copyrighted Apple boot floppies, > and is therefor "not free". This first-level bootloader code (or an > equivalent substitute) is necessary to get the oldworld bootstrap > process off the ground. > > I understand that a clean-room re-implementation is underway, but my > guess (I'm not involved in any way with the effort, so this is just my > personal guess) is that it probably won't make it in time for the sarge > debian-installer release. That'd be a new yaboot? I've heard a few rumours about it being able to boot oldworld as well as newworld Macs... > One workaround is to download BootX (use google) and boot that way. > There are other ways, but that's the simplest (IMHO). Aha! I've got a few other macs that do indeed wotk find using BootX, I just thought (from looking at various mail list archives) that QUIK was able to boot Linux without needing a minimal MacOS install on disk as well. I'll re-wipe, repartition, reinstall MacOS+Deb and keep BootX handy. I wonder if it would be useful for the installer to display a big, red, blinking screen on oldworld Macs, informing the user that a minimal MacOS install would be a Real Good Idea[tm]. > I've done it. It works a treat. Email me if you need help. > > Enjoy! > > Rick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Bug#252426: ppc cd images missing oldworld mac boot floppies
Package: debian-installer Severity: important The beta4 and tc1 ppc iso images don't have a bootable floppy image for oldworld PPC macs that cannot boot off the CD. Additionally, the installer is unable to actually make these Macs bootable from HD. I've had no luck with manually configuring 'QUIK' sofar and partman doesn't seem to create a yaboot bootstrap partition. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: powerpc Kernel: Linux 2.4.25-powerpc Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#252425: man-db causes install to fail
Package: debian-installer Severity: important Tags: sid This report pertains to the beta4 and tc1 versions of the debian-installer as run on a ppc. The 'dpkg --configure man-db' step fails in the installation, which causes the 'Install base system' step to fail. My work-around was to use console #2 and insert 'exit 0' at the top of /var/lib/dpkg/info/man-db.postinst in between the package being extracted and the configuration being run. Making the postinst script not run causes installation to complete successfully. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: ppc Kernel: Linux 2.4.25-powerpc Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#88226: Problem with potato 2.2r2 "compact" root disk
Package: installation
Version: 2.2r2 "compact"
When installing Debian GNU/Linux 2.2r2 onto a Compaq ProLiant DL380 server
I stumbled across a slight problem; the device file entries for the Compaq
Smart2 RAID controller do not exist on the root disk.
I created the root disk in question by using rawrite2 on the root.bin file
in the "compact" directory on the Potato 2.2r2 cd.
The devices in question are /dev/ida/*
Obviously, the problem causes the system to think it has no hard disks, thus
preventing the user from installing the OS.
Creating the device file entries manually corrected the problem and allowed
me to install the OS without any further problems.
The actual OS installation *did* create the device file entries on the
hard disk itself.
Suggested fix: include the /dev/ida/* device files on the root disk.
Here's the script to do it:
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#!/bin/sh
minor=0
for unit in 0 1 2
do
typeset -i major=$unit+72
for ld in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
do
mknod /dev/ida/c${unit}d${ld} b $major $minor $disk
typeset -i minor=$minor+1
for part in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
do
mknod /dev/ida/c${unit}d${ld}p$part b $major $minor $disk
typeset -i minor=$minor+1
done
done
done
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