I'm trying to install on a Mac 8500 using the instructions on this page: http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/inst/pmac
but I have a couple of problems. When I come to the step where I install the kernel and modules, I have it search my HFS disk looking for the directory that's got the needed files. But it's looking for rescue.bin and driver.bin; what I have is rescue.bin, driver-1.bin, and driver-2.bin. I suppose I could rename one of the driver-?.bin files but that doesn't seem to me to be the right thing to do. In any case, step 6 on that page says to skipp the "install operating system and modules", and I suppose that is mostly OK because I boot off an uncompressed linux kernel on my HFS partition using BootX. However, I end up with no modules. This might be the cause of my next problem - I want to install the packages using my modem. I installed the base system then rebooted. When i configure PPP, and it tries to autodetect my modem port, my modem lights do not blink and no modem is detected. I can try out each of the options for the serial port (/dev/ttyS0 to ttyS4) and nothing works. Just guessing I tried /dev/modem too and that didn't work either. So I am unable to configure PPP to dial out my modem. What do I need to do to make my modem port work? It would be possible for me to put my modem on my PC running NT and route through ethernet using WinRoute on the PC. I succeeded in this when I installed debian on my mac before, as I had the same problem with my modem then. But I am reluctant to try this because I have observed that WinRoute corrupts data transmitted through it; I don't want to try to download the many megabytes an OS install will require through buggy router software. Thanks for any help you can give me. Michael D. Crawford [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.goingware.com/ Tilting at Windmills for a Better Tomorrow.
