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Alessandro Riz -ml

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Jan 11, 2004, 8:20:14 AM1/11/04
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Hi,
Yesterday I buy a powerbook g4 12" and now I wold like to install
debian sid.
I found some article on internet but I've a problem...
When I press at the start apple+alt+o+f it don't start Open Firmware...
What should I do to enter in it?

Thanks
Alessandro
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Elimar Riesebieter

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Jan 11, 2004, 11:30:21 AM1/11/04
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 the mental interface of
Alessandro Riz -ml told:

> Hi,

> Yesterday I buy a powerbook g4 12" and now I wold like to install
> debian sid. I found some article on internet but I've a
> problem... When I press at the start apple+alt+o+f it don't
> start Open Firmware... What should I do to enter in it?

OS X installed?

Ciao

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Alessandro Riz -ml

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Jan 11, 2004, 11:50:13 AM1/11/04
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Il dom, 2004-01-11 alle 17:28, Elimar Riesebieter ha scritto:
> OS X installed?
yes

Ciao
Alessandro
>
> Ciao
>
> Elimar

Bob Hentges

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Jan 11, 2004, 12:20:05 PM1/11/04
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Alessandro Riz -ml wrote:

> Il dom, 2004-01-11 alle 17:28, Elimar Riesebieter ha scritto:
>
>>OS X installed?
>
> yes
>
> Ciao
> Alessandro
>
>>Ciao
>>
>>Elimar

As I already told you in private:

The machine definetly has to load the open firmware, as far as i know.
Are you sure you re pressing the cmd-alt-o-f ( the apple key is normaly
called command key ) combination, right away, ( immedialty after the
turning on ? )

thought i don't think it makes a difference :
i do take normaly the alt & the apple key left from the space, and the
o-f right afterwords.
I think to have heard once that the sequence in which the keys are hit
is important, I am not sure, thought.


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Barry Hawkins

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Jan 11, 2004, 1:20:13 PM1/11/04
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Immediately after the chime, press the keys that you have mentioned,
and continue to hold them until your OpenFirmware prompt appears. This
takes considerably longer than the Titanium series of PowerBooks in my
experience. I have no idea why.

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Alessandro Riz -ml

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Jan 11, 2004, 1:50:07 PM1/11/04
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Il dom, 2004-01-11 alle 19:17, Barry Hawkins ha scritto:
> Immediately after the chime, press the keys that you have mentioned,
> and continue to hold them until your OpenFirmware prompt appears.
Thanks this is the problem!
I'm not continue to hold them...

Regards
Alessandro

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