I apologize if the question is too stupid: I have some experience installing Debian on Intel, but that's the first time on Apple.
I downloaded linux.bin+root.bin+yaboot+yaboot.conf from http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/current/new-pow ermac/ and followed Branden's instructions to install a Debian distribution. So I split the disk into two partitions, and managed to put the 4 files into the empty partition (HFS+ type). I succeed in re-booting with alt-alt-o-f and "boot hd:3,yaboot", thus entering usual Debian dialog, but the kernel apparently does not recognize the HD (when I ask to partition a HD). Maybe useful dmesg lines: # dmesg | more ... PowerMac motherboard: unknown Keylargo-based ... Calibrating delay loop: 521.01 BogoMIPS ... No OF node for device 1:18 No OF node for device 1:19 ... Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.4 ... Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver revision: 6.31 ide: Assuming 33Mhz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx IN from bad port cfc at c00f5598 ...repeated 32 times IN from bad port cfc at c00f5598 ...repeated 16 times pmac_ide: enabling IDE bus ID 0 hda: MATSHTACD-RWCW-8123, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive ... SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00 request_module[scsi_hostadapter]: Root fs not mounted request_module[scsi_hostadapter]: Root fs not mounted etc... In addition: -) the CD driver does not read iso9660 CDs... Anybody helps me out? Thanks in advance Augusto -- The "application/pgp-signature" attachment is my PGP signature. If your mail client is unable to use it, you can safely ignore it. Augusto Ciuffoletti Dipartimento di Informatica Universit� degli Studi di Pisa Corso Buonarroti I-56125, Pisa (ITALY) http://www.di.unipi.it/~augusto
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