diff --git a/debian_cd b/debian_cd
index 11a9285e..4c8bce14 100755
--- a/debian_cd
+++ b/debian_cd
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ CODENAME_STATUS=${CODENAME_STATUS:-unstable}
 # ARCH=m68k TDIR=~/m68k-tmp OUT=~/m68k-out ./debian_cd <options>
 # ARCH=alpha TDIR=~/alpha-tmp OUT=~/alpha-out ./debian_cd <options>
 # ARCH=sparc TDIR=~/sparc-tmp OUT=~/sparc-out ./debian_cd <options>
+# ARCH=powerpc TDIR=~/powerpc-tmp OUT=~/powerpc-out ./debian_cd <options>
 #
 # It's not pretty but it should work... (TM) :-) - look at the included 
 # "arch" script for an example.
@@ -1079,7 +1080,7 @@ if [ $error -eq 0 ] ; then
         mkdir -p boot1/boot
 
 		case "$ARCH"x in
-		"i386"x|"sparc"x|"m68k"x|"alpha"x)
+		"i386"x|"sparc"x|"m68k"x|"alpha"x|"powerpc"x)
 			vecho "ARCH is $ARCH, we know what to do. Continuing..."
 
 			$BASEDIR/boot-$ARCH $MIRROR $BASEDIR $TDIR $ARCH $VERBOSE $BOOTDIR
@@ -1121,6 +1122,11 @@ case "$ARCH"x in
 			fi
 		fi
 		;;
+	"powerpc"x)
+		if [ -d boot1 ]; then
+			MKISOFS_OPTS_DISC1="-b install/prep/resc1440.bin -c install/prep/boot.catalog"
+		fi		
+		;;
 	"m68k"x)
 		if [ -d boot1 ]; then
 			MKISOFS_OPTS_DISC1="-b install/bvme6000/resc1440.bin -c install/bvme6000/boot.catalog"
diff --git a/useful b/useful
index a6112517..afb060d0 100644
--- a/useful
+++ b/useful
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%!slice -o (I386uUNDEFuNOT_*)\NOT_I386:useful.i386 -o (SPARCuUNDEFuNOT_*)\NOT_SPARC:useful.sparc -o (ALPHAuUNDEFuNOT_*)\NOT_ALPHA:useful.alpha -o (M68KuUNDEFuNOT_*)\NOT_M68K:useful.m68k -o (ARMuUNDEFuNOT_*)\NOT_ARM:useful.arm 
+%!slice -o (I386uUNDEFuNOT_*)\NOT_I386:useful.i386 -o (SPARCuUNDEFuNOT_*)\NOT_SPARC:useful.sparc -o (ALPHAuUNDEFuNOT_*)\NOT_ALPHA:useful.alpha -o (M68KuUNDEFuNOT_*)\NOT_M68K:useful.m68k -o (ARMuUNDEFuNOT_*)\NOT_ARM:useful.arm -o (POWERPCuUNDEFuNOT_*)\NOT_POWERPC:useful.powerpc
 
 [DONOTKEEP:
 # Do not touch the above line, except to add a new architecture.
@@ -383,6 +383,8 @@ zsh
 :M68K]
 [ARM:
 :ARM]
+[POWERPC:
+:POWERPC]
 [NOT_SPARC:
 :NOT_SPARC]
 [NOT_ALPHA:
@@ -393,4 +395,6 @@ zsh
 :NOT_I386]
 [NOT_ARM:
 :NOT_ARM]
+[NOT_POWERPC:
+:NOT_POWERPC]