Subject: Re: New iBook/DVD unable to install
From: Joe Buczek (joe_buczek@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Dec 06 2001 - 08:47:12 MST
YDL 2.1 installed for me right out of the box on an
iBook2 (600Mhz model) with DVD-CDRW combo drive. Which
version of YDL are you trying to install?
--Joe
--- Benjamin Reed <ranger@befunk.com> wrote:
> I got an iBook with a DVD-ROM (just came in
> yesterday) and it
> is unable to install YDL, I was hoping someone could
> clue me in
> to a way around this...
>
> Right now, when I run the install, it boots, asks me
> about my
> language and mouse and keyboard settings and such;
> when it gets
> to install media, the only choice is CD/DVD. When I
> choose it,
> I end up with a dialog that says:
>
> The installer was unable to mount the CD/DVD.
>
> This is my first time with Linux on mac, so it may
> be some other
> issue, but with RedHat, I would hit ALT-F3 and
> ALT-F4 to see the
> debug info and maybe figure out what's going wrong,
> but here I
> seem to be unable to do that... Is there any way to
> get to the
> debug info that is (presumably) on the other virtual
> console?
>
> Also, the yaboot on the CD has an "hd-install"
> option, so I
> thought I'd give that a try. I tried copying the CD
> contents to
> a folder on my MacOS 9 volume (HFS, not HFS+) and
> then picking
> hd-install, but it can't find the root partition.
> How would I
> go about figuring out what it is? Is the hd-install
> method
> working but not supported? Or is it not set up to
> work...?
>
> I have a couple of leads, but no way to get to
> them... I would
> appreciate it if someone could point me in the right
> direction.
>
> TIA,
>
> --
> Ben Reed a.k.a. Ranger Rick (ranger@befunk.com)
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> It's a common
> misconception, held by all truly stupid people. --
Kryten
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