Claude BONFANTI wrote:
Hello,
I have bought few weeks ago an IBM RS/6000 43P workstation.
I wanted to change the operating system for Debian. So I looked on
the website to find where to download the corresponding ISO files to my
workstation model.
I must admit that it is much more easier for Intel ... I am
completely lost.
Could you help me? Tell me exactly what I am supposed to download,
and where can I find it?
Thanks a lot.
Hmm, 43p what? Model 7248? I've got a few of those running (and one
lying in the closet without disk and cdrom because I'm testing SCSI on
the AmigaOne. Me bad. Really bad). The last time I checked the boot
floppy didn't work (the infamous scsi bug). This does work, though:
http://users.linpro.no/ingvar/43p/images/carolina_bootimage_2.2.18_with_fb
Then grab the root floppy for PReP from Debian and force a floppy boot
from the carolina bootimage.
More information can be found here: (how to boot from floppy etc.)
http://users.linpro.no/ingvar/fag/43p/2000-Q4/
The kernel source you get from apt-get install kernel-source-2.4.x
compiles just fine on these machines, and the root floppy for PReP
installs via the net for you. Getting a CD is ok as well, but I don't
know how to make a CD bootable for this arch. Start off with those two
floppies, and we'll see if things work.
