Bug#678066: Proposal to simplify PowerPC CD/DVD boot options

2012-09-01 Thread Rick Thomas
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

Bug#678066: Proposal to simplify PowerPC CD/DVD boot options

2012-08-30 Thread Milan Kupcevic
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

Bug#678066: Proposal to simplify PowerPC CD/DVD boot options

2012-08-30 Thread Rick Thomas
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

Bug#678066: Proposal to simplify PowerPC CD/DVD boot options

2012-08-30 Thread Milan Kupcevic
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,

Bug#678066: Proposal to simplify PowerPC CD/DVD boot options

2012-08-29 Thread Rick Thomas
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

Bug#678066: Proposal to simplify PowerPC CD/DVD boot options

2012-08-29 Thread Rick Thomas
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

Bug#678066: Proposal to simplify PowerPC CD/DVD boot options

2012-08-04 Thread Steve McIntyre
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

Bug#678066: Proposal to simplify PowerPC CD/DVD boot options

2012-08-04 Thread Milan Kupcevic
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

Processed: Re: Bug#678066: Proposal to simplify PowerPC CD/DVD boot options

2012-08-04 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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.

Bug#678066: Proposal to simplify PowerPC CD/DVD boot options

2012-06-20 Thread Milan Kupcevic
Any chance d-i beta 1 install CD/DVDs for PowerPC will get simplified boot options? Milan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-cd-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive:

Bug#678066: Proposal to simplify PowerPC CD/DVD boot options

2012-06-18 Thread Milan Kupcevic
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.