Installing Debian on PowerBook

[Deirdre Saoirse]

On newer Macs, if you hold down the C key (for CD-ROM) when you boot,
it'll boot from CD. This is in the manual. :P

On Sun, 10 Dec 2000, David Schleef wrote:

> On Sun, Dec 10, 2000 at 10:46:51PM +0000, Alan DuBoff wrote:
> > I finally got a new PowerBook (geez, that took some time;-) and can't get it
> > to recognize the Debian CD as being bootable.
> > 
> > I looked over the FAQs and such, and did get into the Open Firmware, but
> > couldn't change anything that would let it boot from the CD.
> > 
> > Does anyone know the secret to installing on a PowerBook?
> 
> I just installed on a PowerBook a few weeks ago, and it was
> relatively straightforward once I figured out how to boot
> a CD.
> 
> Go into open firmware and run
> 
>   boot cd:install\powermac\yaboot
> 
> (btw, you owe me a beer, 'cuz I spent way too much time trying
> to figure this out again. =) )

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