From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 076B31389E8 for ; Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:11:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0A3CFE05CF; Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:11:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtpout.karoo.kcom.com (smtpout.karoo.kcom.com [212.50.160.34]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90AB6E051E for ; Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:11:23 +0000 (UTC) X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.84,655,1355097600"; d="scan'208";a="586217" Received: from 213-152-39-89.dsl.eclipse.net.uk (HELO compaq.stroller.uk.eu.org) ([213.152.39.89]) by smtpout.karoo.kcom.com with ESMTP; 13 Feb 2013 06:11:04 +0000 Received: from [192.168.11.4] (unknown [192.168.11.4]) by compaq.stroller.uk.eu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47658126A6 for ; Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:10:21 +0000 (GMT) From: Stroller Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: [gentoo-user] Anyone got a 2009 - 2011 PPC LiveCD? Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:11:01 +0000 Message-Id: To: Gentoo-User Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1283) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1283) X-Archives-Salt: 46a1399c-f070-4f3d-8350-020ef7b0e3d5 X-Archives-Hash: ae162cca60274384329d271205aa15d7 Hi guys, I'm going to keep this short right now, but there's a problem with the = current (20120909) PPC liveCDs [1]. I installed using Finnix instead (release 107, latest, Dec 2012), = managing to make partitions, unpack the tarball and compile a kernel, = but I seem to be running into a Yaboot problem. On the mirrors is a Gentoo 2008.0 PPC liveCD, but it doesn't support = Ext4, so my rootfs is unrecognised. I've tried the Ubuntu 10.04 alternative PPC install CD, as that was = described on Ubuntu's site as being for "special" installs. However it = gives a blue curses installer, rather than a bash prompt - when I found = a way to exit that, I just get a really primitive Ash / Busybox = environment, and I can't fire up Yaboot. So from this list [2]: T2@Live doesn't have a full environment, either; = I can't find the GNUstep LiveCD (seems to be discontinued on PPC; Rock = is the predecessor to T2@Live and the link doesn't work. Finally the = "MiB" PPC Knoppix is too old for Ext4. Of the list on this page [3]: I've tried Ubuntu, both the others (Fedora = & Suse/Novell) seem to be discontinued on PPC. I would like to try a Gentoo PPC install CD from between 2010 and the = first half of 2012. Mid or late 2011 would probably be most ideal, = better to be sure that it was built before the occurrence of the bugs = mentioned in [1]. The devs seem aware of these [1] bugs, but appear to have left a = nonfunctional Gentoo minimal installer CD (the one built 20120909) on = the mirrors, anyway.=20 I would prefer to try a c 2011 Gentoo LiveCD before I reapproach the = problem I'm having with Finnix.=20 Many thanks in advance for any help or suggestions, Stroller. [1] http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-7223326.html [2] http://livecdlist.com/architecture/ppc [3] = http://macosx.com/forums/boot-camp-os-virtualization-mac/309147-linux-live= cds-ppc.html#post1478292=