On 08/30/12 06:57, Milan Kupcevic wrote:
On 08/30/2012 03:00 AM, Rick Thomas wrote:
Regardless, I'm trying to write a comprehensive set of notes on booting
Apple PowerMacs from USB drives, and it would be nice to have this part
fully documented.
Is there something I can tell people to do at
On 08/29/2012 07:58 PM, Rick Thomas wrote:
On Aug 29, 2012, at 4:25 PM, Rick Thomas wrote:
I just tried booting a PowerMac G4 with the Wheezy installer image
built on 20120826-03:23 (details of where I downloaded it from, etc
available on request).
The G4 is a 32-bit machine, but it
On Aug 29, 2012, at 11:04 PM, Milan Kupcevic wrote:
On 08/29/2012 07:58 PM, Rick Thomas wrote:
On Aug 29, 2012, at 4:25 PM, Rick Thomas wrote:
I just tried booting a PowerMac G4 with the Wheezy installer image
built on 20120826-03:23 (details of where I downloaded it from,
etc
On 08/30/2012 03:00 AM, Rick Thomas wrote:
Thanks for the explanation. It helps me understand what's going on here.
What you say is, of course, technically correct. The problem I'm having
is that this is an about-face change from previous practice.
Previously, 32-bit was the default,
On Aug 4, 2012, at 10:22 AM, Milan Kupcevic wrote:
On 08/04/2012 12:41 PM, Steve McIntyre wrote:
On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 05:56:54PM -0400, Milan Kupcevic wrote:
This is a Debian installation ${MEDIA_TYPE},
built on ${BUILD_DATE}.
+
Enter one of the following options to begin:
-install
On Aug 29, 2012, at 4:25 PM, Rick Thomas wrote:
I just tried booting a PowerMac G4 with the Wheezy installer image
built on 20120826-03:23 (details of where I downloaded it from,
etc available on request).
The G4 is a 32-bit machine, but it seems to be offering me the
choices for a 64
Hi Milan,
On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 05:56:54PM -0400, Milan Kupcevic wrote:
Package: debian-cd
Tags: patch d-i wheezy
Severity: wishlist
Hello,
I would like to propose a slight change in the way PowerPC CD/DVD boots.
OK...
CD/DVD boot-script, which runs on PowerPC Mac machines, can detect
On 08/04/2012 12:41 PM, Steve McIntyre wrote:
On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 05:56:54PM -0400, Milan Kupcevic wrote:
This is a Debian installation ${MEDIA_TYPE},
built on ${BUILD_DATE}.
+
Enter one of the following options to begin:
-install 32-bit processor (G4 or earlier)
-install64
Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org:
tags 678066 +pending
Bug #678066 [debian-cd] Proposal to simplify PowerPC CD/DVD boot options
Bug #614583 [debian-cd] debian-cd: Boot prompt for powerpc does not make
install64 sufficiently prominent
Added tag(s) pending.
Added tag(s) pending.
Any chance d-i beta 1 install CD/DVDs for PowerPC will get simplified
boot options?
Milan
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Package: debian-cd
Tags: patch d-i wheezy
Severity: wishlist
Hello,
I would like to propose a slight change in the way PowerPC CD/DVD boots.
CD/DVD boot-script, which runs on PowerPC Mac machines, can detect
whether it runs on 32-bit or 64-bit processor, then offer boot options
accordingly.
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