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On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 22:01:51 +0000, Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >Hi folks, > >I've got an interesting one for you... > >I have an Apple iMac G3-300 which I have been using as a terminal >connecting to my LTSP server. > >Now I decided to replace the Mac with a low spec PC so now the Mac is >free for other uses. > >I'd like to install Debian 3.1 PPC on the Mac. The only problem is, it >doesn't have a working CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM drive itself is a slot >loading drive and unfortanately it doesn't appear to be replaceable. > >I figured, since the Mac boots fine over the network I could maybe boot >the Debian install program over the network and perform a network install. > >I've tried extracting the vmlinux and initrd.gz files from the Debian >3.1 Netinst PPC ISO image. It will boot these but then it complains >that it can't find the CDROM. > >Now I was wondering, is there a kernel & initrd.gz file which would >automatically load the network card drivers and then install Debian over >the net? > >Anyone got any ideas? > >Ta, > >Rob have you tried a netboot install? http://hermes.osuosl.org/wiki/Mac_Netboot (via google) Dave -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe. FAQ: www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html