Re: Install fails transferring packages syslog


Subject: Re: Install fails transferring packages syslog
From: Gordon Neault (gordo-x@shaw.ca)
Date: Sun Dec 16 2001 - 13:16:36 MST


Obviously your machine can boot linux or you wouldn't have gotten to the
install at all. I don't know exactly what is wrong (who ever does) but
consider the following:

One possible solution would be to start from scratch with clean Linux
partitions:
To do this without affecting your MacOS partitions, try:
Boot from the YDL CD and go as far as partitions.
Delete and create as free space your Linux partitions, leave the MacOS
ones alone.
Create a single HFS partition from all the free space, and save changes.
I suggest this because sometimes the partitioner will do nothing (ie not
erase the Linux partition map) if you just create free space. Changing
the filesystem should force an actual reformat.
Reboot. Delete the HFS partition you created previously and create the
partitions you want.

This may also be related to the parition sizes you have created.
According to Debian PPC documentation, choosing "everything" requires as
much as 2GB in /var for temp files. It's only a guess but it might give
you some clues.

I do know that some items that you can select in the YDL installer
require the additional CDs from YDL. YellowDog has a page on their site
which outlines which CD each package is actually on (even though they
might be available as an option on the install CD).

When I had this problem, I had defined a /var partition and sized it at
128MB. The total size of all Linux partitions was about 4GB. On my last
install I allocated more space to Linux and now have generous partition
sizes for / (1GB) and /home /usr /var (all 2GB) with swap at 256MB.

Another question:
Are your device IDs as I understand them? Do you have:
sda OEM Mac 2GB SCSI
sdb your 9GB SCSI HD
sdc your CD drive SCSI
It seems that there is a problem reading from the CD drive ("sdc : block
size assumed to be 512 bytes, disk size 1GB."). This could be related to
a bad burn. Some notes:

When you d/l an ISO image, you MUST NOT MOUNT IT in MacOS or the
checksum will be incorrect (the burned disk will not be bit-for-bit
identical to the ISO image you downloaded). You must burn a dual format
disk (Mac & ISO 9660 hybrid) so it is both bootable and Linux-friendly.
I used Roxio Toast Platinum 5.0.2 in OS9. Find or d/l your ISO. Do not
allow a helper application to launch/mount/whatever the image. In IE5
open the "Downloads" window, double click the ISO as it is being
downloaded, and uncheck the helper application box. Launch Toast (not
lite, a full version) and burn the hybrid disk. Drag the ISO image into
the Toast window or use the file browser in the Toast window. You could
also try a checksum verification; there is a MacOS checksum program
although I never used it so I can't help find it for you.

Hope this helps.

On Sunday, December 16, 2001, at 01:37 PM, Adam Dershowitz wrote:

> dersh@alum.mit.edu



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