On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 12:32:43AM +0300, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Stephen,
Hi Risto: > In your place, I would take the following route: > > In OS 9: > > (1) download BootX from > http://penguinppc.org/historical/benh/BootX_1.2.2.sit, and install it, > > (2) download Debian kernel and initrd from > http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/etch/main/installer-powerpc/current/images/powerpc/netboot/vmlinux > and > http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/etch/main/installer-powerpc/current/images/powerpc/netboot/initrd.gz, > and place them into :System Folder:Linux Kernels, OK I did this before, my error was that I didn't put the kernel and initrd in a directory called Linux Kernels in the top level of the system folder. So thanks for the clarification. > (3) place the Debian netinst CD into a CD drive, > > (4) Run BootX application (alternatively install BootX extension, and reboot). OK I did this, got a shell and then a kernel panic, and a reboot message for 3 minutes. Probably because of the kernel being in the wrong place eh ? > (5) When Bootx asks you to choose your OS, before doing so, press on > Options, and select the initrd (Use specified RAM disk) (with BootX > extension variant, you have to be careful to stop the clock from > counting down, this can be done by writing a space into More kernel > arguments field). You mean the ram disk is automatically set as default ? By space in the kernel arguments field, you mean to hit the space bar ? Excuse me if I'm being a little thick, it's the end of a long day. > (6) Press on Save to prefs, in case you don't succeed on first try, > and need to try again with a different command line, or the CD in > another drive. > > (7) Press on Linux, and hope the best. Thanks for the excellent instructions Risto. Great list ! -- Regards, S.D.Allen - Toronto http://sda2.freeshell.org GPG Key fingerprint: 7E6D 855D 8C03 15E4 1B12 2418 A71C 96CD 6843 1C91 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
