Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: <8/22/05 GNU/Linux 3.1r0 (sarge) netinst CD image> uname -a: <[i never got this far, i am certain]> Date: <8/22/05 all day, numerous attempts> Method: <Attempted to boot from hard drive using BootX>
Machine: <Apple "Wallstreet" Powerbook> Processor: PowerPC G3 Memory: 192MB Root Device: <Internal ATA MacOS/Preferred LinuxPPC> Root Size/partition table: <Never saw any of the other volumes I initialized with Drive Setup, only the Mac one, set for 800MB> Output of lspci and lspci -n: no idea what you are asking here. :( Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it [ ] = (don't know whether I tried or not, but tried all day.) Initial boot worked: [ ] Configure network HW: [ ] Config network: [ ] Detect CD: [ ] Load installer modules: [ ] Detect hard drives: [ ] Partition hard drives: [ ] Create file systems: [ ] Mount partitions: [ ] Install base system: [ ] Install boot loader: [ ] Reboot: [ ] Comments/Problems: I cannot locate the files described in section 4.5.1 of the Debian GNU/Linux Installation Guide to be placed in the BootX "Linux Kernels" folde: "Download linux.bin and ramdisk.image.gz from the disks-powerpc/ current/powermac folder, and place them in the Linux Kernels folder." <After trying to understand this for all day and night, at least 12 hours, I don't think I want to use this OS, or recommend it to anyone. It's easier to spend money on stuff that just works. The wall I ran into was not being able to locate "disks-powerpc/current/ powermac" folder either on the ftp site or within the iso image, so I'm stuck and can't proceed on to Chapter 5 of the installation guide. I was successful at one point, watching the kernel try to start, but it kept choking on "root=" (using BootX) and I tried leaving that blank, entered "hd0" and "hd1". Nothing worked, I guess, because root couldn't be opened. It is not clear whatI'm supposed to do here to make this work. If you can help, I will try again, but I'm already having doubts about the virtues of working with Linux. Sorry, but maybe you can help me feel better about this. Windows users must dislike Windows an awful lot to want to try fighting with these installs to get Linux running on their hardware. Had no idea it was that bad for them.> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
