On Wed, May 12, 2004 at 01:07:01AM +0000, Adrian Lester wrote: > First, hello. I'm new to Apple hardware, newish to debian and moderately > competent with Linux. I'm not feeling very competent atm however. > > The system is an ibook 900Mhz. I am trying to install Debian testing as the > only OS using the boot CD and a network install.
debian-boot's probably a better place for sarge installation reports, even if they're powerpc-specific. > i have at least one problem but maybe more. They are as follows: > 1.) apple_bootstrap partition not created. > 2.) No installable kernel. > 3.) umount error of /dev/pts and /dev/shm > > 1.) apple_bootstrap > ************************ > The error on partition creation states that no newworld boot partition exists > even if it does. I don't know whether I've been trying to do the right thing > but this has been reported before (judging by Google searching) so I won't > waste your time with a description of my various attempts. Can anyone tell me > in step-by-step idiot speak how to get past this stage? It's just a plain bug; easiest is probably to wait for the next daily build, which'll have it fixed, and use that. > 2.) No installable kernel > ***************************** > Sorry I can't reproduce the error in order to state the message exactly but > it > went along the lines of: > "No installable kernel can be found in the apt-sources list. If you > want to > continue despite this unusual error......." Exactly which CD image are you using - from what URL did you download it? > 3.) umount of /dev/pts and /dev/shm > ********************************************* > Carrying on with carrying on regardless I am now getting: > "The debootstrap program exited with an error (return value 1). > Check /var/log/messages or see virtual console 3 for the details" I'm guessing that's caused by the above. > cat /var/log/messages gives me: > "umount /target/dev/pts: no such file or directory" > and similar for shm, followed by various other errors in a similar vein. Those can safely be ignored. There should be other errors further up. > How do I switch virtual consoles btw? ALT and a function key doesn't seem to > work. Use the Command key instead of Alt. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
