Hi, > > btw, isn't mkvmlinux > > (http://packages.debian.org/unstable/devel/mkvmlinuz) suitable to create > > boot floppies for oldworld ?! (I currently don't have a monitor for my > > oldworld mac but I'll get one until the weekend.) > I'm in a similar situation and will try it soon; I only heard about > mkvmlinuz today.
Has anybody tried now ? ;) > > d-i installer installs quik just fine, and quik (at least for my powermac > > 4400/200) creates a good quik.conf, except for the refered link to > > /boot/vmlinux. /boot/vmlinux-2.4.25-powerpc-small exists, but the link to > > /boot/vmlinux is missing. I think this is a bug in > > kernel-image-powerpc-small. > No, we can fix this in rootskel, and we need to fix it anyway for yaboot > (see a couple of merged bugs against yaboot-installer). I've got the > change in my working copy, and it just needs testing. Could you please point me to the exact location in rootskel's code? I just had a brief look at the contents of rootskel_0.75.tar.gz but couldn't find it. > > if someone would be willing to help start with a quik-installer I would > > happily help that person and (co-)maintain it and collect open firmware > > settings for specific mac models. > I'll try to check in what I've got over the weekend, unfinished and > untested though it is. That's great! Until then I'll examine the build at http://people.debian.org/~luther/debian-installer/daily-powerpc-built/2004.05.15/powerpc-small/floppy/ and post the results. regards, Holger -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
