More Details G5 Fails to Install Lenny

Some people have asked for more detail ... so, here goes...

Machine is a bog-standard iMac G5 (rev B) .

Distribution is Debian Lenny.

Messages I get after booting "install" are as follows (I have listed the
first/important words)

'loading kernel'
'kernel loaded'
'loading ramdisk'

.... then the screen goes white (black printing) and the following is
displayed...

found display .........etc
copying OF device tree
building dt strings
building dt structure
device tree strings ...
device tree structure ...
calling quiesce
returning from prom_init

invalid memory access @ %SRR0

Apple Powermac0,2 ....

Welcome to open firmware ...

to continue booting ...

release keys to continue...

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

It's at this point that the machine is frozen ... and I have to do a
cold-boot.



I hope this makes my problem clear...




Richard
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Irena & Richard Jenkins
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Dear Irena & Richard,

The odds of being the first to ever face a problem are generally slim

These posts (and yours) suggest that you have to install the 64-bit kernel.

http://forums.mactalk.com.au/16/12922-invalid-memory-access-open-firmware.html
http://forum.soft32.com/linux/yaboot-install-g5-ftopict308827.html


Peter

Irena & Richard Jenkins wrote:
> Some people have asked for more detail ... so, here goes...
>
> Machine is a bog-standard iMac G5 (rev B) .
>
> Distribution is Debian Lenny.
>
> Messages I get after booting "install" are as follows (I have listed the
> first/important words)
>
> 'loading kernel'
> 'kernel loaded'
> 'loading ramdisk'
>
> ... then the screen goes white (black printing) and the following is
> displayed...
>
> found display .........etc
> copying OF device tree
> building dt strings
> building dt structure
> device tree strings ...
> device tree structure ...
> calling quiesce
> returning from prom_init
>
> invalid memory access @ %SRR0
>
> Apple Powermac0,2 ....
>
> Welcome to open firmware ...
>
> to continue booting ...
>
> release keys to continue...
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> It's at this point that the machine is frozen ... and I have to do a
> cold-boot.
>
>
>
> I hope this makes my problem clear...
>
>
>
>
> Richard


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