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[Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I did recently do some tweaking on the test cases, can you check to see if
test case 1499 is correct for mini-iso / netboot for the ppc image (I know
the text states 1386/amd64)

Regards,

Phill.

On 13 April 2013 05:01, ∅ <maps.backward@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:40:18 -0500
> prairie zephyr <prairie_zephyr@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I mention this because I have been 'testing' the ppc images when I can.
>
> so first off, you gotta check the wiki, as two possible solutions exists
> there:
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ#The_iso_is_too_big_for_a_CD.2C_what_can_I_do.3F
> the mini is technically not compatible with the testcase, but maybe we
> should consider rewriting the testcase to deal with this since it seems to
> happen far too often for words.
>
> > My G3 iBook has a dvd drive that now only reads cds? and G4 is cd only
> so I was hoping 719M would fit on my largest cdrw: it can 711M.
>
> 711 ain't standard. you may be mistaken about the actual capacity of your
> disk:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-ROM#Capacity
>
> > If anyone in the ppc world knows how to circumvent the ppc USB boot
> problem
>
> the bummer is that there is no such thing as "the" ppc USB boot problem.
> there are many and they're very inconsistent. openfirmware is so buggy it's
> not even funny. anyways, you're not alone in this problem and there's
> pretty much nothing you can do.
>
> keep on trying, though! i'm still bent on getting my g3 going even though
> i can't get the bloody thing to boot a darn cd let alone usb. i will beat
> open firmware. and when i do, the whole world will know. anyways, just keep
> doing the best you can. we all appreciate it!
>
> wxl
>
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