I think it would be easier to use a Debian installer CD. The installer will setup networking for you. If you have a SCSI CD-ROM, you could boot the Mac directly from Laurent's ISO.
I think that xz is not available on the installer disks, but a statically linked one could be built and then fetched along with Thorsten's cowbuilder tar. (Or just ask Thorsten nicely to distribute a tgz version). Alternatively, instead of converting the txz to tgz, convert it to a small extfs image, then partition and block-copy under MacOS, then boot into it with "init=/bin/sh" (no ramdisk required if you use the right kernel*) then online-resize the root filesystem to fill the partition, then follow your steps to convert the cowbuilder chroot into a bootable system. When I installed from Thorsten's debian-ports achive, I debootstrapped a buildd target (rather than a cowbuilder), which is another workable approach although neither cowbuilder nor buildd is an ideal target for end users. Finn * I will build one and upload it somewhere. On Thu, 17 Feb 2011, Michael Tomkins wrote: > I an effort to get NEW people to install Debian, I reinstalled onto a > Quadra 605 (FPU upgraded) and wrote the steps up on my webpage > http://mich431.net/m68k.html, culled some steps from the Q650 install > and fixed some bugs. I was able to install from scratch without using an > existing debian partition, although I did use a ramdisk and did have > most of the stuff already on my Q605. I'll be putting a forum post on > http://68kmla.org/forums/. > > Anyone want changes/obvious errors, to the http://mich431.net/m68k.html > before I do? > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
