Fwd: Please Help, I'm begging you: new Powerbook install problem 5.10

[Steve Calvin]

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> From: Steve Calvin <scalvin at nventure.com>
> Date: November 6, 2005 10:41:07 PM PST
> To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Re: Please Help,	I'm begging you:  new Powerbook install  
> problem 5.10
>
> Thank you. I believe I did try "install ppcXXX' or something  
> besides the default, which I tried at first.
> On Nov 6, 2005, at 11:11 AM, Lee Braiden wrote:
>
>> On Sunday 06 November 2005 18:46, Steve Calvin wrote:
>>> I can't get the Ubuntu intaller to recognize my cdrom. I get to the
>>> graphical installer startup, language, location etc., but it asks  
>>> for
>>> a floppy(!) with my cdrom driver. It asks me to select a module and
>>> then what is the /dev/cdrom address of my drive. It says no common
>>> drive found, or something. I tried /cdrom, /dev/ptmx, /dev/cdrom-
>>> which is the default. None work. Any ideas? Is my superdrive cd/dvd
>>> dual layer too new or?
>>
>> Try booting with a 2.6 kernel.  The boot menu should provide  
>> details on how.
>> But probably, you just type something like install2.6 or linux2.6  
>> at the boot
>> prompt.  If that doesn't work, you could try looking for a more up- 
>> to-date
>> boot CD image, or maybe boot from a USB key drive, if you have  
>> one.  I'm not
>> sure if that will help much though, if the kernel doesn't  
>> recognise your hard
>> drive/cd controller.
>>
>> This is for debian, but it may point you in the right direction.   
>> If it works,
>> you could install a very basic debian system, then change it to  
>> ubuntu by
>> modifying your sources.list
>>
>> http://www.debian.org/releases/sarge/powerpc/ch04s04.html
>>
>> Having said all that, someone might well point out an easier way,  
>> so don't be
>> too hasty to do this :D
>>
>> Good luck :)
>>
>> -- 
>> Lee Braiden
>> http://www.DigitalUnleashed.com
>>
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