> hi all, > I am trying to install Debian PPC distribution on a Beige G3 (oldworld > mac) with 256MB RAM, 6GB IDE disk. I use the boot and root disks, finish > the install by selecting "Boot from hard disk" the script says install > Quik, then I execute the shell and issue the command > nvsetenv boot-device `ofpath /dev/hda6` where 6 is the partition on the > hard drive that has the root partition. > Then I reboot the system and the system will not boot, all I get is a > blinking floppy with a question mark on it. > > what am i doing wrong? Please help. >
Is this install using the 2.2r3 CD-ROM? You might boot back into the install system to check the output of ofpath /dev/hda6 and nvsetenv (without arguments). Also, you might try booting into Open Firmware using the cmd-opt-o-f combination at boot. If you get an OF prompt, you can then check the list of devices OF recognizes using dev / ls and check the list of valid aliases using devalias The idea is to see if ofpath is returning a valid hardware path for your drive. You might also try typing in ofpath's result literally into nvsetenv boot-device path-ofpath-returns because some versions of ofpath on some machines were putting bogus invisible characters into the path. btw, the path should end with :0 despite the fact your root is on partition 6. *----------------------------------------------------------------* | .''`. | Debian GNU/Linux: <http://www.debian.org> | | : :' : | debian-imac: <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | `. `'` | Chris Tillman | | `- | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | *----------------------------------------------------------------*
