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

[Steve Calvin]

Yeah that minimal install works. It finds my drive at /dev/hdb, and  
detects my linksys wusb. I'll look at a possible Gentoo install.


On Nov 9, 2005, at 4:17 PM, Steve Calvin wrote:

> Thanks Larry. I'm going to work with that Gentoo disc see what  
> happens. I've never been able to get Gentoo to install with all its  
> emerging stuff etc. but i'll try again. It's fun to try.
>
> Thanks for that tip about the Debian Forums, it's good confirmation  
> that my PB isn't supported yet. A few folks at the Ubuntu Forums  
> also confirmed it. I'm patient.
>
> steve
>
>
> On Nov 9, 2005, at 6:04 AM, Larry Grover wrote:
>
>> Steve Calvin wrote:
>>> Well, still no luck. It doesn't appear that any of the 'dev/
>>> [devices]', 'dev/scsi[devices] correspond to my optical drive, so
>>> the  Ubuntu install fails because of no 'common' cdrom.  So maybe
>>> this is  a kernel problem rather than a Ubuntu problem. I guess I
>>> have to wait  for an update then. I don't know how else to test
>>> this hypothesis,  anyone have Ubuntu, or any Linux, installed on
>>> the newest Powerbooks?
>>> steve
>>
>> -snip-
>>
>>>>>> On 11/6/05, Steve Calvin <stevacon at mac.com> 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?
>>
>>
>> It seems like others are having a problem with the new powerbooks:
>> http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2005/11/msg00270.html
>> (or read the whole thread on groups.google.com: http:// 
>> groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.ports.powerpc/browse_thread/ 
>> thread/ff307078a20d1e01/09dc1e6e63db132b?lnk=st&q=debian+powerpc 
>> +new+powerbook+install&rnum=2&hl=en#09dc1e6e63db132b)
>>
>> One of the problems seems to be with the IDE controller, which may  
>> explain why the Ubuntu installer doesn't recognize your cdrom drive.
>>
>> If you read the entire thread, you will see that there is an  
>> experimental gentoo live CD which apparently boots on this machine:
>> http://gentooexperimental.org/~pylon/ISOs/
>>
>> If you're up for a challenge, this could be fun.  Otherwise, you  
>> might want to wait a while, until support for this model matures a  
>> bit.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Larry
>>
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