Subject: Re: G4 - how hard can this be?
From: Paulo Almas (palmas@faroldigital.com)
Date: Fri Jul 28 2000 - 12:10:27 MDT
I use YDL 1.1 with kernel 2.2.17pre13-ben1 AND BootX in a G4 Sawtooth .....
U can use BootX for sure , it works .... but the only combination that
worked here was BootX 1.2b3 and an especific RAM disk that I can send to you
if you want .....
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Stefan Jeglinski" <jeglin@4pi.com>
To: <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 2:45 PM
Subject: G4 - how hard can this be?
> So, I'm trying my first install (YDL 1.2) on a G4 Sawtooth with a
> 9.0.4 installation. Before now, I've been strictly old-world with the
> RH installer. I at least know enough that I'm not going to try my
> luck with BootX.
>
> So I scan the YDL 1.2 CD. No PDF install guide except for 1.1.4,
> which doesn't cover G4/yaboot.
>
> So I go to <http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/products/guide.shtml>.
> Connection to
> <ftp://c3po.terraplex.com/pub/terrasoftsolutions/yellowdog/> appears
> to be impossible. No evidence that there are too many users. Just
> never makes a connection.
>
> So I try <http://lists.yellowdoglinux.com/> to search the archives.
> Same response always: nothing found. For grins I tried searching for
> really obscure words like "linux" and/or "install" and/or "G4".
> Nothing found. But really before I search any archive (including
> LinuxPPC), I'd prefer just a simple multi-step process. I can mostly
> figure it out from there, and consult the lists after/if I have
> problems. Besides, who wants to search through hundreds or thousands
> of list messages unless forced to?
>
> So I go back to the CD. look through the read mes. Can't find a
> single comment like "first, move yaboot.conf here" etc. I did at
> least take a wild guess and try to boot from the YDL CD. Nope.
>
> I don't want to ask the list for the 1000th time: "how do I do it?"
> And I know the list would appreciate me avoiding that.
>
> But someone please tell me that this isn't as absolutely as pathetic
> and unacceptable as it sounds. I just want a simple "begin here."
> I'll figure it out from there. AFAICT, YDL does not or is not (as of
> 13:30 EDT 07-28-00) providing this.
>
> What am I missing? Somebody or something is completely incompetent
> here. I'll admit it if it's me.
>
>
>
> Stefan Jeglinski
>
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