> I'd like to install Debian/ppc on an IBM PPC 604e machine (200mhz, 64m > ram, scsi, floppy, cdrom). > Currently there's an AIX 4.2.1 running on it with journal fs. > > My first problem is booting linux kernel from openfirmware prompt. I have > an msdos format floppy with a ppc kernel called zimage on it. I issue the > "boot fd:zimage root=/dev/nfs" command (I have a i386 Debian bootp/nfs > server). The system loads something from the floppy and the prompt > reappears.
Which kernel version, where did you get this zImage, vendor type of your ethernet card, are you sure that your /tftpboot is correct on your i386 system, output from OF on startup, have you the tarball for powerpc, ... ? MfG, Hartmut -- Hartmut Koptein EMail: Friedrich-van-Senden-Str. 7 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 26603 Aurich Tel.: +49-4941-10390 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
