The installer cannot install yaboot.Same issue when trying to install yaboot as before.
I'm going to try rescue mode and do as previous in the thread, once the install is done.
This is how the partitions were set up.
chroot /target/
cd /tmp
apt install hfsutils
wget http://ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports/pool-ppc64/main/y/yaboot/yaboot_1.3.17-4+ports1_ppc64.deb
dpkg -i yaboot_1.3.17-4+ports1_ppc64.deb
yabootconfig -b /dev/sda2
ybin -v
exit
exit
It will then start installing the rest. At one point it will ask which display manager to use. You can select ‘lightdm’, which looks a bit nicer than lxdm but uses more resources. If you are not sure, just select lightdm. You can always change your mind later when you think that you would like to have the other one.
apt install lxde
The A1138 has a USB touchpad. There is no known fix for stuttering touch pads on USB based devices, to my knowledge.I installed your MintPPC on a A1138 Powerbook finally. Very fast and slick with LXDE and ldm. What about the repos, a simple apt-get update did throw errors. What is your repo file exactly, Joeren?
Did you have some minor glitches like flickering trackpad cursor? What about the missing b43 firmware for the airport card?
thanks, Ingo.![]()
what are the errors ?I installed your MintPPC on a A1138 Powerbook finally. Very fast and slick with LXDE and ldm. What about the repos, a simple apt-get update did throw errors. What is your repo file exactly, Joeren?
Did you have some minor glitches like flickering trackpad cursor? What about the missing b43 firmware for the airport card?
thanks, Ingo.![]()
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Try to connect with the wirless card. it should work.I installed your MintPPC on a A1138 Powerbook finally. Very fast and slick with LXDE and ldm. What about the repos, a simple apt-get update did throw errors. What is your repo file exactly, Joeren?
Did you have some minor glitches like flickering trackpad cursor? What about the missing b43 firmware for the airport card?
thanks, Ingo.![]()
Try to connect with the wirless card. it should work.
Sorry, my error, you need separate partitions for Root and Home, it's the root partition that needs to be formatted ext3.
Endless hassles as evidenced in this thread![]()
Although OS X takes far more time to optimize / set up & get going than Linux ever did
I would be willing to pay someone to either make GNU/Linux on PowerPC usable, or port some modern GNU programs to OSX 10.4/10.5. I value the ability to use computers that aren't botnet, compromised spy garbage, although I doubt many here feel the same way. If we want to secure our computing freedom, we'll eventually have to put our money where our mouths are. I wouldn't touch modern Intel / AMD hardware with a 10 foot pole.Although they could have visited the Wiki far more times than they have to avoid at least 60% of such hassles, I agree. Although OS X takes far more time to optimize / set up & get going than Linux ever did, it should not be this complex to get an operating system ready for day to day usage. Hence my shifting to OpenBSD. - You don't need to do much to simply have it run.
A long Sunday?! You need an entire weekend! I jest.. Lol.Really? Does anyone else share this opinion? Usually takes me a couple of hours...Linux would tend to be a long Sunday (on PPC that is.)
What do you do with Open BSD?
A long Sunday?! You need an entire weekend! I jest.. Lol.
I experienced the same problem on my 15" DLSD. It's a shame, because everything else works so well.. There are always 1 or 2 nagging issues that ruin the entire experience. It's a shame, too, because Debian on higher end G4's absolutely flies.I spent hours scouring the web looking for a solution to the bad touchpad issue...and never got resolution.
I wouldn't touch modern Intel / AMD hardware with a 10 foot pole.
this partioning guide applies to G5, you can do an easier way on G3,G4.No, the / partition can be formatted ext4. It's the /boot partition that needs to be formatted ext3/2 so yaboot can properly hand over control to it, in turn, turning over to root.
@Jeroen Diederen, @MoerBoer, there used to be a manual partition guide in the Wiki. I'll add it back so we don't need to go through this again. - Especially for building an entire distribution, I suggest it gets consulted.
Partition #1 should be the 32kb Apple Partition Map.
Partition #2 should be a 1mb NewWorld boot partition flagged as bootable.
Partition #3 should be a 1gb ext2 partition mounted at /boot.
Partition #4 should be a 10 or 20gb ext4 partition mounted at /.
Partition #5 should be a <installed RAM amt. + 500mb> swap partition mounted at swap.
Partition #6 should be a 10 or 20gb+ ext4 partition mounted at /home (size depending on what / how much you want to store within it).
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Although they could have visited the Wiki far more times than they have to avoid at least 60% of such hassles, I agree. Although OS X takes far more time to optimize / set up & get going than Linux ever did, it should not be this complex to get an operating system ready for day to day usage. Hence my shifting to OpenBSD. - You don't need to do much to simply have it run.
Usually takes me a couple of hours...Linux would tend to be a long Sunday (on PPC that is.)
What do you do with Open BSD?
My main machine is actually an Athlon XP 2800+ with 4GB of RAM, and a GeForce 6600 GT (Nouveau works really well on i686). It runs Debian Sid like a champ. The biggest hurdle to overcome is compiling a web browser from source, but that was easy enough (Pale Moon).Neither would I. It's such a waste to let such capable hardware go to hell, but when it is fundamentally compromised at the base level, there isn't much to be done but salvage the parts / case.
Currently, I'm actually seriously considering hunting around for a good P!!! / P4 desktop. They're almost as secure as the PowerPCs, are low-end (I like low-end), and parts and upgrades are FAR cheaper than their PPC equivalents. Try finding a G5 Radeon X1900 that isn't $100+. Now try finding its PC counterpart. I rest my case...
this partioning guide applies to G5, you can do an easier way on G3,G4.
My main machine is actually an Athlon XP 2800+ with 4GB of RAM, and a GeForce 6600 GT. It runs Debian Sid like a champ. The biggest hurdle to overcome is compiling a web browser from source, but that was easy enough (Pale Moon).
Could you rephrase that?
As your preferred OS what use do you put it to?