I have not read, not looked for an netinst image - if so, I can test on Power6 in any case (using VIOS for virtual ethernet and vscsi for network and disk devices).
On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 12:56 PM, Rick Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Apr 27, 2015, at 4:22 PM, Rick Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 4/27/2015 1:46 PM, Milan Kupcevic wrote: > >> On 04/27/2015 04:21 PM, Rick Thomas wrote: > >>> I have a dual processor G5 tower Mac that has the “wind tunnel” > >>> problem. > >> Do you have this problem with the final Jessie release? > >> Milan > > I haven't tried Jessie final release on it yet. I'll give it a shot > tonight. > > Enjoy! > > Rick > > I tried installing jessie final on it. The installer runs OK to > completion but when it comes time to reboot into the installed system, I > get “Loading second stage bootloader…” and a folder icon with a blinking > “?” in the middle. > > I tried booting from the DVD in “rescue” mode and installing the bootstrap > again from the rescue menu. No help… > > The machine in question is a Power Mac dual core G5 similar to the one > shown on this web page — > > http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g5/specs/powermac_g5_dual_2.0.html > > Also, the installer seemed to have trouble getting an IPv4 dhcp address > (though it does fine at getting an IPv6 address from the local router — so > it looks like there’s no problem with the network hardware.) > > I’ve had wheezy installed and running happily on this machine recently. > > Any thoughts? > > Rick > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [email protected] > Archive: > https://lists.debian.org/[email protected] > >
