Michael Schmitz wrote: > Hi, > > On Sun, 27 Apr 2008, Joel Ewy wrote: > >> I'm trying to install etch-m68k on a Centris 650, with the idea that >> this might become a build machine, as discussed in a previous thread. >> I'm using Finn Thain's 2.6.22 kernel from >> http://www.telegraphics.com.au/~fthain/jcewy/. I've tried the nativehd >> install ramdisk image from Sarge and also the one at >> http://people.debian.org/~smarenka/d-i/images-m68k/daily/nativehd/. The >> arguments I'm passing to the kernel in Penguin are: mac53c9x=1,0 >> root=/dev/ram >> >> With both ramdisks I get to a point where it seems to hang at "(process: >> 476): INFO: kbd-mode: setting console mode to Unicode (UTF-8)". > > Is there a text mode installer available? Your description seems like > you try to use the 'graphical' installer which is just fancier console > display with UTF-8 (multibyte character display) support. Whatever is > used to display UTF-8 does not work with Mac framebuffer display, I > suppose. What is your display color depth? > Good point. I think I had it set to 16(15?)-bit color. The last Debian/m68k install I did was on a Quadra 630, which uses valkyrie framebuffer, which I think may have learned how to change color depth. I had forgotten that other Macs probably still can't do this. I'll try it again at 8 bits.
JCE > Stephen sure tested the installer on another m68k platform, maybe it > only works with 8 bit display? > > Cheers, > > Michael > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
