Also, a special thanks to Reco for his contribution. I am learning from https://wiki.debian.org/PowerPC/ppc32
However, I got a "Not Found" error from https://archive.debian.org/ports/powerpc/ But I have an idea, based on the original Thread: Get the 32 Bit PPC Wheezy DVD. Again, thanks! On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 11:45 AM Echedey López Romero <e...@disroot.org> wrote: > El lun, 09-03-2020 a las 10:58 -0400, Kenneth Parker escribió: > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 9, 2020, 8:46 AM Greg Wooledge <wool...@eeg.ccf.org> > > wrote: > > > On Mon, Mar 09, 2020 at 05:11:29PM +1030, dva...@internode.on.net > > > wrote: > > > > $ more /etc/issue > > > > Debian GNU/Linux 7 n l > > > > > > Yikes. > > > > > > > apt-get install of that fails with: > > > > Err http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ wheezy/main stunnel4 i386 > > > > 3:4.53-1.1 > > > > 404 Not Found [IP: 150.203.164.37 80] > > > > > > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianWheezy#FAQ > > > > This brings up an unusual requirement: I am now the proud owner of > > an iMac G4 Desklamp, with a bad Hard Drive but, otherwise in good > > condition. I just checked Debian PPC support, namely ppc64el which, > > specifically excludes old PPC Macs. > > > > So how far back, in the Debian Archives do I need to go, before I > > find something that supports a G4? > > > > Thank you and best regards, > > > > Kenneth Parker > > Good afternoon Parker, > > Recently, I have got a iMac G5 working with Debian. > I think that G5 is 64 Bit. The ppc32 article on the Debian Wiki, that Reco provided helps me there. > > I say you that PowerPC(PowerPC 32 bits Big Endian) and PPC64 (PowerPC > 64 bits Big Endian) are available as unofficial ports and with low > maintenance status. > Another place for me to look. > > As I am using the PowerPC64 port I cannot ensure that this will work > for your case but I am going to try it. > > First, you need to download the last image for the PowerPC port at > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/current/powerpc/iso-cd/ I will examine this. I suspect I might need something, before the *last* image, but I will download this to start. <snipped the rest, as I need to get something running (like a Live CD), before I go anywhere else> By the way, the last thing this G4 "Desklamp" was running, before the Catastrophic Disk Failure was OS X Panther (We got one Boot, into Single User Mode, where I was able to get Hardware / Software info. That was, then, all she wrote). Fortunately, I have a running iBook G3 [!] running the prior release, OS X Jaguar (and, which makes it "priceless" for me, a working Dual Boot to Apple's OS 9), so I was able to prepare an external Firewire Disk, to accept whatever gets Installed. Finally, I have a CD Set for Darwin, giving me something supported by Apple that I can install. The Panther System had X-Windows Support, by the way. Thank you, everyone for your help! Kenneth Parker
