Subject: Re: Install Problems YDL2.1 on a beige G3
From: George Mogiljansky (mogiljan@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Jan 04 2002 - 20:08:15 MST
If I'm not mistaken, the packages to be transferred
should be residing on your HDD, and not on the install
CDs. Sorry if I'm way out to lunch.
George
--- Don & Wendy Storey <dwstorey@mediaone.net> wrote:
> I agree, the error is very vague. (As a programmer,
> I really try to make any
> error messages at least lead the user towards a
> fix). I tried the gui
> installer with basically the same setup and results.
> I did create the
> partitions in linux (in the installer). Mount
> points are whatever it
> defaults to. I expect the linux partition is going
> to /.
>
> That's OK about shooting in the dark - I have run
> out of ideas where to
> look.
>
> > From: Avinash Gupta <agupta@mediaone.net>
> > Reply-To:
> yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> > Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 21:29:43 -0500
> > To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> > Subject: Re: Install Problems YDL2.1 on a beige G3
> >
> > Have you tried any of the 'gui' install modes
> instead of the text installs?
> > Maybe they will be more descriptive ... The error
> message you are getting
> > seems to be pretty vague 'must correct manually'.
> Correct what?? :-)
> >
> > Also, are you creating the partitions in Linux or
> from Mac OS? You should be
> > creating them from the installer. Try deleteing
> all existing partitons and
> > re-creating them in the installer. And also, what
> are your mount points for
> > the three partitions you have?
> >
> > Sorry I am just shooting in the dark ... there is
> just too little info to
> > figure out what may be going wrong.
> >
> > -- Avinash Gupta (agupta@mediaone.net)
> >
> >
> > On Friday 04 January 2002 08:34, you wrote:
> >> I have 2GB that I am partitioning with 10Mb
> bootloader, 256Mb for swap, and
> >> the rest (about 1.7Gb) for the linux partition.
> This is on a 4Gb drive with
> >> the other 2gb in macos partitions. I am trying to
> do the developmental
> >> station load. I tried the base install with the
> same results (I was hoping
> >> this would be a workaround). Oh by the way, I'm
> using a ram disk size of
> >> 64000 in bootx.
> >>
> >>> From: Avinash Gupta <agupta@mediaone.net>
> >>> Reply-To:
> yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> >>> Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 20:03:21 -0500
> >>> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> >>> Subject: Re: Install Problems YDL2.1 on a beige
> G3
> >>>
> >>> How big is your drive and what is the root
> partition size? I remember
> >>> people having problems earlier installing on
> powerwave machines since the
> >>> root partition was too small (hard disk is too
> small ... 850MB?). What
> >>> type of install are you choosing (Everything,
> Home/Office, etc.)? You may
> >>> want to try a 'Base' install first just to see
> if it works ...
> >>>
> >>> -- Avinash Gupta (agupta@mediaone.net)
> >>>
> >>> On Thursday 03 January 2002 07:34, you wrote:
> >>>> Trying to install on a mac clone (powerwave)
> (using bootx with both
> >>>> linux kernels and the text based install).
> However, I can't get a
> >>>> successful install. It gets through the
> partition and format
> >>>> successfully, but then bombs out when trying to
> transfer the packages. I
> >>>> get a 'must correct manually' error and
> subsequent failures.
> >>>>
> >>>> I have tried some debugging. Just before it
> goes into the package
> >>>> installation, I have looked on the other
> consoles. No real obvious
> >>>> warnings. If I look around the partition
> (mounted on /tmp/root) there
> >>>> are files there. If I use /sbin/parted with a
> check command, it
> >>>> complains about being unmounted uncleanly. I
> have tried dismounting the
> >>>> partition and reformatting using parted mkfs.
> It then checks ok. I
> >>>> reboot the system and go through the install
> without changing the disk
> >>>> partitions and the same thing happens.
> >>>>
> >>>> I've worked on Unix systems for years, but this
> is my first indepth
> >>>> exposure to system setup/admin.
> >>>>
> >>>> Any suggestions?
>
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