Re: problem installing debian-506-powerpc

2010-09-20 Thread Zsombor
Ah, there was no problem with the installer neither boot/kernel parameters. The reason is unsufficient memory for the ramdisk. After cleanup: [enter OF prompt] dev nvram wipe-nvram installer started happily. Thanks for the effort, regards Zsombor On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 6:34 PM, Lennart

problem installing debian-506-powerpc

2010-09-13 Thread Zsombor
Hello, I have a 64-bit p550 power where I tried to install Debian using image http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/5.0.6/powerpc/iso-cd/debian-506-powerpc-CD-1.iso About a year ago I had successfully installed Debian64 but booting with this image it says: [0.510170] Ramdisk: compressed image

Re: problem installing debian-506-powerpc

2010-09-13 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:49:03AM +0200, Zsombor wrote: I have a 64-bit p550 power where I tried to install Debian using image http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/5.0.6/powerpc/iso-cd/debian-506-powerpc-CD-1.iso About a year ago I had successfully installed Debian64 but booting with this

Re: problem installing debian-506-powerpc

2010-09-13 Thread Zsombor
Hello Len, It is happenning during the install, just after I boot from CD and choosing 'install64' (and any *64) . Tried with all imaginable boot parameters this problem still persists. But I also hate yaboot so I give a chance with grub2 squeeze. Thank you for the advise! Regards, Zsombor On

Re: problem installing debian-506-powerpc

2010-09-13 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 06:04:27PM +0200, Zsombor wrote: It is happenning during the install, just after I boot from CD and choosing 'install64' (and any *64) . Tried with all imaginable boot parameters this problem still persists. But I also hate yaboot so I give a chance with grub2 squeeze.