On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 08:42:30AM +0100, Jeremie Koenig wrote: > On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 11:10:28PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: > > On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 05:43:39PM +0100, Simon Vallet wrote: > > > I'm currently trying to try debian-installer on an OldWorld -- as I got > > > it, the CD won't be bootable, and no floppy images are available. > > > Jeremie, could you make a quick resume of the status of it, and how far > > you did go ? > > I did build floppy images for ppc, but those were missing bootloader > installers and a clean build system (I mean, without a miBoot binary in > the repository.)
Ok, did you commit your changes back to the CVS ? Or can you maybe tell me what is needed for building the -floppy target, and i can commit it ? > I've been working on a miBoot package, and quickly hacked a minimal > Macintosh resource editor, since miBoot's configuration is embedded as > resources of the "System" file. Those two packages should be ready in a > few days. I'll need sponsorship for upload. Any chance it can happen before next WE ? We would also have to fast track it in the NEW queue or something. > > Also, it would be nice to finalize this stuff in the next week, so that > > the debian-installer beta3 would support oldworld > > It should be possible. Cool. > > Well, the way to go with oldworld is to use miboot with the > > -powerpc-small kernel, and a floppy target for building the initrd. > > Jeremie was working on it, but i don't think it got commited, not sure > > though. I think the problematic thing is to get the initrd down to > > floppy size. > > I succeeded getting an initrd fit on one floppy. However, the kernel > itself nearly fills the first disk and we can't have an initrd there > unlike i386 floppies. Ok. > > it would be great if someone with oldworld pmac knowledge and interest > > assist me in getting the floppy target working too and commited, so > > the daily built powerpc images include them. > > The floppy target won't be the hard thing, I've already got it working. > I'll send a patch here as soon as miBoot is in the archive. Ok. > > > Is there an oldworld-specific debian-installer howto somewhere, > > > or am I missing something obvious (do I need specific packages > > > installed (for an installer ???), or won't it work with quik anyway, > > > or...) > > > > It won't work with quik, it will be either .coff booting from the serial > > console, miboot and the floppy target, or bootx fro mac os <10. > > I think it could work with quik, if you have it installed already and > the kernel/initrd are on the hard disk. Maybe we can get quik installing > on floppies, which would solve the miBoot dependency problem (miBoot > will be in contrib.) But that's for later. Arg, naturally, i confunded quik and yaboot. Naturally, using quik, you could as well use the more tested -powerpc images. > Is there anyone around who could check and sponsor my packages when > they're ready ? (hopefully tomorrow or wednesday) I will do them, naturally. I also meet you, and have signed your gpg key, which would make this easier. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
