One of the key things to know is that only certain very specific boot images will work. These have been hand-modified by Adrian to boot. Attempting to use any other random boot images will fail.

If you look back through Adrian’s messages in this mailing list, he announces the latest boot image every three or four months.

Once you have that, things usually go smoothly.

Best,

Ken

On Oct 12, 2022, at 10:22 PM, vavagoga <[email protected]> wrote:

An update about my problem with GRUB..

After wiping up disk and PRAM reset I was able to install GRUB, but it doesn't boot... If I start G5 when pressing "option" button it then shows GNU icon as boot option, but it's not booting from there - when I click it screen refreshes and nothing

happens...

Are there any steps I could take to fix it somehow?..

(BTW "Select and Install Software" didn't install properly this time either, but it was the closest to finish I ever got - it failed at 94% this time)

Would appreciate any help,

Thanks!

On 2022-10-06 00:44, Ben Westover wrote:

Hello,

On October 5, 2022 5:37:35 PM EDT, vavagoga <[email protected]> wrote:

Hey there!

I've been advised by kaiser.friedrich on youtube to join this list for more detailed help with my problem..

I am trying to install Debian on my old G5, but installation always fail during "Select and install software" and then also during GRUB installation.. Maybe I am missing something during installation? (It seems straightforward, but fails nevertheless)

Can you provide any specific errors or logs?

Thanks,
--
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An update about my problem with GRUB..

After wiping up disk and PRAM reset I was able to install GRUB, but it
doesn't boot... If I start G5 when pressing "option" button it then
shows GNU icon as boot option, but it's not booting from there - when I
click it screen refreshes and nothing happens...

Are there any steps I could take to fix it somehow?..

(BTW "Select and Install Software" didn't install properly this time
either, but it was the closest to finish I ever got - it failed at 94%
this time)

Would appreciate any help,

Thanks!


On 2022-10-06 00:44, Ben Westover wrote:

Hello,

On October 5, 2022 5:37:35 PM EDT, vavagoga <[email protected]> wrote:

Hey there!

I've been advised by kaiser.friedrich on youtube to join this list
for more detailed help with my problem..

I am trying to install Debian on my old G5, but installation always
fail during "Select and install software" and then also during GRUB
installation.. Maybe I am missing something during installation? (It
seems straightforward, but fails nevertheless)

Can you provide any specific errors or logs?

Thanks,
--
Ben Westover

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Hi!

On 10/13/22 07:22, vavagoga wrote:

An update about my problem with GRUB..

After wiping up disk and PRAM reset I was able to install GRUB, but it doesn't boot... If I start G5 when pressing "option" button it then shows
GNU icon as boot option, but it's not booting from there - when I click
it screen refreshes and nothing happens...

Could you provide the installation log which can be found in /var/log/syslog during installation?

Just switch to another virtual console and use scp to copy /var/log/syslog
to another computer. Then compress it using gzip and send it to the mailing list.

Thanks,
Adrian

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`. `' Physicist
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Hi!

On 10/14/22 00:12, vavagoga wrote:

Well, sorry for being ignorant, I am quite new to Linux...

No worries.

Could you direct me to some tutorial or something which would help me
to understand how to "switch to another virtual console" to access syslog?

When the installer is running, you can press <Alt> and <Arrow Left> or <Arrow Right>
to switch between what is called "virtual terminals".

When you get a to a console prompt, you can copy the "syslog" file with:

# scp /var/log/syslog joe@foo:

which copies the file "syslog" to the computer "foo" into the home directory of the
user "joe".

I have tried following: I disconnected my SSD off my G5 and then connected it to a
Linux laptop as USB drive, but /var/log folder doesn't contain syslog file.. it says
it is in journal dir, but I don't see it there either.. So honestly I don't know how
to access that syslog file..

The installer log is found in "/var/log/syslog" during installation. However, when the
installation has finished, the log files can be found in the directory "/var/log/installer".

If you have access to this directory, just compress the directory and sent it to the list.

# tar czf install-log.tar.gz /var/log/installer

Adrian

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Hey, Adrian, thanks for your reply!

Well, sorry for being ignorant, I am quite new to Linux... Could you
direct me to some tutorial or something which would help me to
understand how to "switch to another virtual console" to access syslog?

I have tried following: I disconnected my SSD off my G5 and then
connected it to a Linux laptop as USB drive, but /var/log folder doesn't contain syslog file.. it says it is in journal dir, but I don't see it
there either.. So honestly I don't know how to access that syslog file..

Sorry again..

cheers,

jG

On 2022-10-13 09:14, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:

Hi!

On 10/13/22 07:22, vavagoga wrote:

An update about my problem with GRUB..

After wiping up disk and PRAM reset I was able to install GRUB, but it
doesn't boot... If I start G5 when pressing "option" button it then
shows
GNU icon as boot option, but it's not booting from there - when I click
it screen refreshes and nothing happens...

Could you provide the installation log which can be found in
/var/log/syslog
during installation?

Just switch to another virtual console and use scp to copy
/var/log/syslog
to another computer. Then compress it using gzip and send it to the
mailing
list.

Thanks,
Adrian

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On 10/13/22 7:19 PM, vavagoga wrote:

Oh yeah, I have found it in /var/log/installer, thanks for the tip!

But, when I try to compress it - it says: permission denied.. hmm.. why
is that? Is ther any work around for that?

You don't have permission to write to that directory. Tell tar to output somewhere else, like your home directory, with -C.

--
Ben Westover

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Oh yeah, I have found it in /var/log/installer, thanks for the tip!

But, when I try to compress it - it says: permission denied.. hmm.. why
is that? Is ther any work around for that?

On 2022-10-14 01:23, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:

The installer log is found in "/var/log/syslog" during installation.
However, when the
installation has finished, the log files can be found in the directory "/var/log/installer".

If you have access to this directory, just compress the directory and
sent it to the list.

# tar czf install-log.tar.gz /var/log/installer

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Thanks for the suggestion! But... hmm... well.. I  tried to output it to
my home dir and also tried copying the whole install directory to the
desktop and also my home directory, but it keeps on saying I don't have permission... So my guess is it looks like I don't actually have read permission to do anything with that "install" directory..

On 2022-10-14 02:22, Ben Westover wrote:

On 10/13/22 7:19 PM, vavagoga wrote:

Oh yeah, I have found it in /var/log/installer, thanks for the tip!

But, when I try to compress it - it says: permission denied.. hmm.. why
is that? Is ther any work around for that?

You don't have permission to write to that directory. Tell tar to output somewhere else, like your home directory, with -C.

--
Ben Westover

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On 10/13/22 8:12 PM, vavagoga wrote:

Thanks for the suggestion! But... hmm... well.. I  tried to output it to
my home dir and also tried copying the whole install directory to the
desktop and also my home directory, but it keeps on saying I don't have permission... So my guess is it looks like I don't actually have read permission to do anything with that "install" directory..

Use sudo/root

--
Ben Westover

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Hello there,
Did my last mail with attached gzip file reach the mailing list? (I've
managed to archive it, thanks everyone for suggestions!)
Asking because it is 4.2MB big archive, and I am not sure if it actually
was sent, because it is still standing in my Outbox.. but it's also listed among "Sent" mails... weird..
Thank you!

On Fri, Oct 14, 2022 at 8:32 AM vavagoga <[email protected]> wrote:

Yeah, it worked, thank you!

Here it is in attachment

On 2022-10-14 03:48, Ben Westover wrote:

On 10/13/22 8:12 PM, vavagoga wrote:

Thanks for the suggestion! But... hmm... well.. I tried to output it to >> my home dir and also tried copying the whole install directory to the
desktop and also my home directory, but it keeps on saying I don't have
permission... So my guess is it looks like I don't actually have read
permission to do anything with that "install" directory..

Use sudo/root

--
Ben Westover

<div dir="ltr">Hello there, <div>Did my last mail with attached gzip file reach the mailing list? (I&#39;ve managed to archive it, thanks everyone for suggestions!)</div><div>Asking because it is 4.2MB big archive, and I am not sure if it actually was
sent, because it is still standing in my Outbox.. but it&#39;s also listed among &quot;Sent&quot; mails... weird..</div><div>Thank you!</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 14, 2022 at 8:32 AM vavagoga &lt;
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Yeah, it worked, thank you!<br>

Here it is in attachment<br>

On 2022-10-14 03:48, Ben Westover wrote:<br>
&gt; On 10/13/22 8:12 PM, vavagoga wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt; Thanks for the suggestion! But... hmm... well.. I  tried to output it to<br>
&gt;&gt; my home dir and also tried copying the whole install directory to the<br>
&gt;&gt; desktop and also my home directory, but it keeps on saying I don&#39;t have<br>
&gt;&gt; permission... So my guess is it looks like I don&#39;t actually have read<br>
&gt;&gt; permission to do anything with that &quot;install&quot; directory..<br>
&gt; Use sudo/root<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; --<br>
&gt; Ben Westover</blockquote></div>

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This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
What is the size limit for attached files on this list?

It seems my mail with attached log file archive is not coming through:(
It's 4.2MB big

Here is a dropbox link for it:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hi01grmov78boaf/install-log.tar.gz?dl=0

Hope it will work!

Thanks!


On 2022-10-15 19:31, Goga Vava wrote:

Here's resending log archive once again.. I believe last time upload
did fail..
Thanks!

On Fri, Oct 14, 2022 at 3:48 AM Ben Westover <[email protected]>
wrote:

On 10/13/22 8:12 PM, vavagoga wrote:
> Thanks for the suggestion! But... hmm... well.. I  tried to
output it to
> my home dir and also tried copying the whole install directory
to the
> desktop and also my home directory, but it keeps on saying I
don't have
> permission... So my guess is it looks like I don't actually have
read
> permission to do anything with that "install" directory..

Use sudo/root

--
Ben Westover

<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
</head>
<body>
<p>What is the size limit for attached files on this list? <br>
</p>
<p>It seems my mail with attached log file archive is not coming
through:( It's 4.2MB big</p>
<p>Here is a dropbox link for it:</p>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/hi01grmov78boaf/install-log.tar.gz?dl=0">https://www.dropbox.com/s/hi01grmov78boaf/install-log.tar.gz?dl=0</a></p>
<p>Hope it will work!</p>
<p>Thanks!<br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2022-10-15 19:31, Goga Vava wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:CABb3NEVxO7i4-jckF4C7wkb476TU8u_Vr0Xb4Vj_8k=[email protected]">
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<div dir="ltr">Here's resending log archive once again.. I believe
last time upload did fail..
<div>Thanks!</div>
</div>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">
<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 14, 2022 at 3:48
AM Ben Westover &lt;<a href="mailto:[email protected]"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">[email protected]</a>&gt;
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px
0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On
10/13/22 8:12 PM, vavagoga wrote:<br>
&gt; Thanks for the suggestion! But... hmm... well.. I  tried
to output it to<br>
&gt; my home dir and also tried copying the whole install
directory to the<br>
&gt; desktop and also my home directory, but it keeps on
saying I don't have<br>
&gt; permission... So my guess is it looks like I don't
actually have read<br>
&gt; permission to do anything with that "install" directory..<br>
<br>
Use sudo/root<br>
<br>
--<br>
Ben Westover<br>
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