[Debian-ppc64-devel] Re: How to start installation on an IBM power5

[Cajus Pollmeier]

Am 25.05.2005 um 13:12 schrieb David Gaya:

> On 5/25/05, Roberto Suarez Soto <robe@allenta.com> wrote:
>
>> On May/25, David Gaya wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Bytheway, I have compiled an ISO cd image that allows booting your
>>> linux.bin from CD.
>>> Is anybody interested ?
>>>
>>
>>         I am! :-) But I'm even more interested in knowing how you  
>> did it.
>> Could you post here or somewhere how you created that CD image?  
>> (in case it's
>> not an obvious process, I mean)
>>
> Using the following instructions, it is really easy. You can do it in
> your Intel Debian, but taking care that yaboot has to be extracted
> from a ppc deb package. As a kernel use Cajus linux.bin.
> http://penguinppc.org/ppc64/power-bootable-iso/

Ah. Fine. Sorry for not joining the discussions -  I was somewhat  
offline :-(

Btw. the differences of the kernels are that there're patches inside for
typical IBM power4/5 hardware and an additional vscsis support.

Cheers,
Cajus