Success

Hi, No complaints or requests for help this time, just a thanks for helping me get a working debian system on a beige G3. Like Simon, I gave up on configuring quik a while back and then had problems with the x server. Other projects took me away from the G3, but I finally got it working with a gr

wrestling with quik, or how I learned to hate open firmware

Hi, I've got a 266MHz beige G3 that I've installed woody on, but haven't been able to boot it. Chris Tillman was kind enough to steer me in the right direction about dealing with quik, but I haven't gotten it to start up yet. Google has turned up a few more resources that have been instructive, bu

Re: Installing on a beige G3

On Mon, 2003-03-10 at 20:20, Chris Tillman wrote: > On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 04:24:03PM -0800, Matthew Richardson wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm trying to get Debian 3.0r1 running as the only OS on a beige G3. So > > far, I've gotten through the install process

Installing on a beige G3

Hi, I'm trying to get Debian 3.0r1 running as the only OS on a beige G3. So far, I've gotten through the install process and rebootedand nothing. On the first reboot, I get an Open Firmware-type screen with the message "Can't open device". Subsequent reboots get the dread floppy-with-questi