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Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 15:45:29 -0700
From: Daniel Jacobowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Booting of PPC Installation on PowerPC/Mac impossible?
To: Chris Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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On Sat, Jun 17, 2000 at 03:22:45PM -0700, Chris Baker wrote:
> Rainer Dorsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > I installed Debian for the PowerMac on a PowerMac 9500. After completing the
> > installation (dh_bootstrap), I wanted to make the system bootable directly
> > from the hard disk, but I learned Quik does not yet work for PowerMac. The I
> > wanted to make a boot floppy. But making boot floppies is also not yet
> > supported by powermac.
>
> Please keep in mind that debian-powerpc is in sid, i.e. it's not even
> polished enough for unstable! With that in mind, let me say that I
> have two powermacs running debian 24/7, and it seems quite solid to me
> thus far (great work, everyone!).
>
> While I'm pretty sure (after a lot of research and help from the
> lists) that it's possible to install and maintain an oldworld mac
> without macos under debian, it's still very difficult. I recommend
> that you keep a mac partition with bootx on it while you investigate
> the situation for yourself.
If you follow debian-powerpc, you would see that it is possible, and
supported. It is not, however, in the documentation, because no one
has had time to correct that.
Dan
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