Subject: Re: Install of YDL 2.1 on Power Center Pro nothing but frustration
From: Gordon Neault (gordo-x@shaw.ca)
Date: Tue Feb 12 2002 - 08:37:01 MST
I would tend to agree with this. For reference, Debian support docs
indicate a 2GB (!) temp partition is required to sucessfully install
"everything" from a single 650 MB PPC install CD.
On Tuesday, February 12, 2002, at 07:51 AM, Gavin Hemphill wrote:
> Your problem is the way you have the disk partitioned. Yellowdog uses
> space (quite a large amount of space) in the /tmp directory during the
> install. You might try doing the install with just a single large root
> partition and a swap partition. I think you'll find it works then.
> G++
>
> Marcus Hall wrote:
>
>> I've downloaded the ISO image from a number of different mirrors and
>> burned it on both two different pc's and two different macs (never
>> mounted the image!) and have still been unable to install YDL 2.1 on my
>> Power Center Pro. I've ... know how you did it. By the way, I also
>> successfully did the install on a Beige G3 but when I moved the drive
>> back to the Power Center Pro linux never ran properly and eventually
>> after a few boots refused to boot anymore. Why does LinuxPPC have no
>> problem installing and running on this machine but YDL can't?
>> Any help is desparately appreciated,
>> Marcus
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