SuSE Linux PowerPC: Version 7.1
The CDs are unfortunately not bootable. You need two Diskettes and the following files:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/update/BETA/kernel/deflt/floppy/zImage.floppy-install.prep
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/update/BETA/kernel/deflt/floppy/ramdisk.floppy-install.gz
Copy the files onto the Diskettes with the following commands:
dd if=zImage.prep of=/dev/fd0 dd if=ramdisk.image.gz of=/dev/fd0
At the OpenFirmware Prompt you enter the following:
boot floppy
After this you see some output similar to:
Loading: Operating System IPL Loaded at: $07CE1000 Residual-Data Located at: $07F38000 loaded at: 07CE1400 07CF6224 relocated to: 00800000 00814E24 board data at: 07F38000 07F3EA0C relocated to: 0080B13C 00811B48 zimage at: 07CEC467 07E3A3C9 initrd at: 07E3A3C9 07F34B1D relocated to: 07E3B000 07F35754 avail ram: 00400000 00800000 Linux/PPC load: root=/dev/sda3
The last line is a prompt. You can and you have to edit this line. Enter the following:
Linux/PPC load: root=0200 load_ramdisk=1 fake_initrd
After this the installation starts properly and can be continued with CD1.
After the succesfull installation you have to copy the Kernel in the boot Partiton. This has to be type "41 PReP Boot Partition". Do the following:
- install the new kernel and newer modutils: ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/kernel/BETA/k_deflt.rpm ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/kernel/modutils.rpm rpm -Uvh k_deflt.rpm modutils.rpm - download the PReP boot file: ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/kernel/BETA/deflt/zImage.prep - install the PReP boot file fdisk -l * look for the type 41 partition dd if=zImage.prep of=/dev/your_boot_partition