problems installing Debian on iBook G3 - The attempt to extract the Rescue Floppy from disk failed

2004-11-30 Thread Rodrigo Weymar
Hi all, I am trying to (re)install Debian Woody 3.0 R3 on an iBook G3 600 Mhz, but I get the following error messages: user.info dbootstrap [81]: installing kernel and modules from /instmnt/dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/current user.info dbootstrap [81]: segmentation fault user.info dbootstrap

Re: problems installing Debian on iBook G3 - The attempt to extract the Rescue Floppy from disk failed

2004-11-30 Thread James Tappin
On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 14:55:34 + (GMT) Rodrigo Weymar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: RW Hi all, RW RW I am trying to (re)install Debian Woody 3.0 R3 on an RW iBook G3 600 Mhz, but I get the following error RW messages: RW RW user.info dbootstrap [81]: installing kernel and RW modules from RW

Re: problems installing Debian on iBook G3 - The attempt to extract the Rescue Floppy from disk failed

2004-11-30 Thread Sean Jewett
On Tue, 30 Nov 2004, James Tappin wrote: The fact that you are getting a segmentation fault on two different installation media sets suggests bad memory. Unfortunately I don't think there's a bootable memory tester for powerpc. He might see if there's a hardware diagnostics disc for his iBook

Re: problems installing Debian on iBook G3 - The attempt to extract the Rescue Floppy from disk failed

2004-11-30 Thread Cedric Pradalier
The fact that you are getting a segmentation fault on two different installation media sets suggests bad memory. Unfortunately I don't think there's a bootable memory tester for powerpc. Actually, there is one in the apple utilities CD provided with the machine. At least with my G3 800 --