debian PPC install driving me nuts

blue.spark · 07-14-2005, 02:48 AM

hi

I've been trying to install debian ppc on two different macs, albeit "old world", but this is why I chose debian.
on one, the scsi cdrom is recognised at hw probe, but in the installer I can not choose cdrom as installation media.
on the other, w/ atapi cdrom, after formatting and mounting swap and root partitions it asks me for the location of 1.44/rescue.bin
why do I need a boot diskette? nothing in the docs about it and I can't find rescue.bin for sarge anyway
someone with an idea?

scheidel21 · 08-29-2005, 01:06 AM

How are you booting into the installer and what oldworl macs are you usng, in addition which debian version are you using? Woody or Sarge?