Subject: Re: How to install YDL 2.0 on an RS/6000
From: Steve Kurlin (skurlin@bigpond.net.au)
Date: Sun Aug 19 2001 - 06:31:08 MDT
I have had absolutely no luck in installing on any RS/6000.
I have access to a lot of different models and have tried a lot.
Following the E-mails here it looks like YDL is no longer
interested.
I maybe mistaken but has somebody succesfully installed but just did not
like the operating system. If so please tell
me which RS/6000 and how.
Everybody I know seems to have got as far as booting a
kernel and then it failing arounf the USB area.
Regards
Steve Kurlin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Thompson" <johnnyteardrop@hotmail.com>
To: <leigh@solinno.co.uk>; <skurlin@bigpond.net.au>; <hollis@austin.ibm.com>
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 7:21 AM
Subject: How to install YDL 2.0 on an RS/6000
> guys,
>
> i just came across this thread on yellowdog-general. leigh or steve, did
> you ever have any luck? here's what i've done so far:
>
> grabbed the src rpm for kernel 2.2.19-1k from ydl.com updates
> added multi gzipped disk patch
> tweaked config to include floppy support (why is this off by default?!)
> put kernel on one floppy
> spread install/ramdisk-text.image.gz across three floppies
>
> with that setup, i was able to boot the kernel and load the installer, but
> it died almost immediately (after the USB stuff) with some message about
> /proc/sys/dev/mac_hid/keyboard_sends_linux_keycodes missing.
>
> is there a different ramdisk image that will work?
>
> just for grins, i'm building a 2.2.19-1i kenel (from the 2.0 release) the
> same way, just to see if it makes any difference. i'm not getting my
hopes
> up.
>
> any adivce, pointers, etc would be welcomed.
>
> thanks.
> --
> -greg
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