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Re: Help with install on old Mac

From didier gaumet <didier.gaumet@gmail.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Help with install on old Mac
Date 2020-12-05 11:10 +0100
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Hello

Disclaimer: I am not familiar with Apple (old or new) hardware

There is the Debian Jessie installation manual for the powerpc architecture:
 https://www.debian.org/releases/jessie/powerpc/index.html.en

the 3.6.1 section could explain why you have difficulties to boot from your hard disk:
 https://www.debian.org/releases/jessie/powerpc/ch03s06.html.en#invoking-openfirmware
but the link indicated to upgrade is broken

http://gnats.netbsd.org/43952 provides an updated link:
 wget http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/System/Mac_OS_X/System_Disk_Utility.smi.bin

On a side note, NetBSD, FreeBSD and OpenBSD all seem to have present version of their OS for the mac powerpc architecture:, NetBSD probably being the most advanced and supported (FreeBSD: WIP):
 http://wiki.netbsd.org/ports/macppc/

keep us informed if you have succeeded :-)
   

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Help with install on old Mac Bob McGowan <bob@bnlmcgowan.net> - 2020-12-05 09:10 +0100
  Re: Help with install on old Mac didier gaumet <didier.gaumet@gmail.com> - 2020-12-05 11:10 +0100
    Re: Help with install on old Mac Bob McGowan <bob@bnlmcgowan.net> - 2020-12-11 02:30 +0100

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