Re: Potato Install problems on PowerMac
I've had similiar problems installing debian until I switched
base2_2.tgz files.
The current file (2.1.99.0-1999-07-20) seems to have these problems
with no easy way of solving them. Using a slightly older file
http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/main/disks-powerpc/2.1.8-1999-02-24/base2_2.tgz
results in zero trouble. This is in conjunction with the instructions
in
http://www.dartmouth.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jonh/lppc/faq.pl?_highlightWords=debian&file=572
-Brian Kidder
Andreas Tobler <toa@pop.agri.ch> writes:
> Hi all,
> I'm new to Debian, but familiar with Linux.
> I run a couple of PowerMacs with LinuxPPC and now I tried to install a
> potato snapshot on one of these machines.
> The preparation I did are as follows:
> Have a booting LinuxPPC installation, prepared a 1GB partiton with
> mke2fs. Mounted the partition and did a tar xzpf base2_2.tgz -C
> /mnt/target which reflects my 1GB partition.
> Made the changes as told on the different how to's. Booted into the
> debian and was prompted to enter the runlevel.
> As told I typed 'S' and the I got a prompt sh2.02#
> Typed 'dselect' to configure the system, this is the output:
> ---------
...
> -----------
>
> Now I don't know how to get further. As it seems to I can't install or
> upgrade anything, it always complaines that libc6 isn't configured.
> Having a look at the command /var/lib/dpkg/info/libc6.postinst:
> /usr/sbin/update-rc.d: No such file or directory
> gives me the impression that something lacks or is not configured right.
> Typing the line above by hand I get a INIT 2.76 and afterwards the prompt.
>
> Any help would be great
> Thanks
>
> Andreas
>
>
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