Subject: Re: Pismo install (was Kernel woes)
From: Fernando Corvinos (corvinos@stanford.edu)
Date: Tue Aug 08 2000 - 02:48:55 MDT
>Fernando Corvinos wrote:
> >
> > So easy. I boot the computer perfectly but when the first page of
> > the install process appears I can not go on. The computer turns lock
> > and I need to restart it.
> > I have tried two ways of booting and with booth happens the same.
>
>Ok... you have a Pismo, so you'll need to play with it a little.
>
>1. get Ben's latest kernel from http://ppclinux.apple.com/~benh.
>2. boot from this kernel. You can do this from the yaboot prompt if you know
>what you're doing, but if not you may have to install yaboot to your hard
>drive first.
>3. during install, mouse and X setup will fail. This is ok. Skip those
>steps.
>4. after install, log in and install
>ftp://devel.linuxppc.org/users/fsirl/R5/RPMS/ppc/dev-2.7.18-3b.ppc.rpm. (I
>got this from Ben's page).
>5. run mouseconfig and specify a PS/2 mouse.
>6. run Xconfigurator. this will take some fussing - start with 8 bit and
>work your way up until you find something that works.
>
>-Hollis
Can you explain me how to do it I am new with this. The only I have
done is install linux on PC
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