--- Hadess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chris Bryan wrote: > > > > Thanks everyone for your help already, but I think > there was something I > > didn't make clear: I don't have debian inatalled > yet... all I'm trying to do > > is boot into the installer. It dosen't give me any > errors, but it says > > something like "new usb device. assigned device 1" > I can't remember exactly, > > but it's something like that. After it says that, > nothing else happens... so > > I have to reboot. Any ideas??? > > > > p.s. I'm using bootx, which is not recommended for > new-worlds, but I don't > > know what else to use, and i'm not at all sure > that that's the problem. > > OK, so now we know where the problem is. Of all the > newworld machines, > the only ones that actually work well with BootX > (from experience) are > first generation iMacs with a MacOS 8.x. > > Follow the instructions at > http://www.uk.debian.org/releases/potato/powerpc/ > and everything should > be alright. > > Cheers > -- > /Hadess > http://hadess.net > http://idorulabs.free.fr - Debian/PPC Gnome packages > > you hafta use Yaboot, not BootX. its a pain in the ass, and the docs available arent real clear, but i managed to get it working and now know what im doing. the debian installation CD should use yaboot and have the necessary binaries and conf files to install it.
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