Subject: Re Installing on iMac DV SE 500
From: William F. Hostman (aramis@gci.net)
Date: Wed Aug 30 2000 - 02:01:53 MDT
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>Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 14:06:54 -0700
>From: "Søren N. Madsen" <snm@mac.com>
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>Subject: YDL install on summer 2000 iMac
>
>
>I tried to install Yellowdog Linux on a new (summer 2000) 500MHz iMac DV SE
>-with little success so far. Any help would be appreciated. This is what I
>observed:
I've tried as well I'll comment on my successes and failures so far
>1. Installing directly of the install CD is a no-go (lost interrupt errors).
I can get to the first blue screen (see below for how), but my USB chains
lose power (My hub lights while recieving power; goes out at usbcore stuff
on linux boot screen). I get numerous time-outs on hda; it seems to find
the mac HFS partition non-responsive.
Once it loses power on the USB chain, it then begins to generate device
not responding errors (Type -101) for all attached USB devices it's already
recognized.
>2. In setting up yaboot the CHRP dual-boot scripts do not work, as the new
>iMac is not recognized. The deal is that THE LATEST IMAC DVs ARE NOT IN THE
>COMPATIBILITY LIST. Using ATiGrab (from where?) I found that the new iMacs
>are called "PowerMac2.2" and that must be added to the compatibility line in
>the CHRP script. (Dual boot instructions found at
>http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/devel/HOWTO/pmac_dualboot-HOWTO.txt however, I
>think the easiest way to get yaboot and dual-boot going is to down-load
>ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/update/BETA/bootonly.hqx)
Yaboot runs just fine on my iMacDVSE500. I found a page (Linked from Ben
H's, which is lineked to from YDL home.) Trick is remembering to do the
cmd-opt-o-f to get to the open firmware.
I was able to get the yaboot screen from the install CD by using the OF
prompt, rather than booting off the CD. Additionally, it likes this boot
better for me, and the keyboard works fine through yaboot.
>3. In the boot directory I used Ben Herrenschmidt's 2.2.15pre19 and the
>ramdisk provided on the YDL-install disk. Using the kernel on the install
>disk gave the above mentioned "lost interrupt error" and using newer kernels
>(2.2.17) left me with a dead keyboard. Probably because the newer kernels
>need devise drivers not supported on the ramdisk?
I haven't grabbed ben's kernels yet. My machine has both Pro Keyboard and
Pro Mouse; the 2.2.15pre7 off the 1.2 CD DOES ID and accept until the
keyboard fails
>4. Using the following yaboot.conf setup allowed me to perform an
>installation:
[snip]
>5. In booting after installation I used:
[snip]
>
haven't been able to talk to the installer... (see above), but I
consistently get there. The problem occurs with both the Pro and a
borrowed standard iMac keyboard.
Was wondering if I should try BenH's kernels, and if so, which?
YDL Tech tells me problem is my keyboard is not supported....
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