Subject: Re: G4 - how hard can this be?
From: Mauricio Cerda (busman@telsur.cl)
Date: Fri Jul 28 2000 - 12:31:02 MDT
>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.
I know I stil canīt install YDl (because a HD partition problem) but
I can help you with that info, I install YDL and boot from linux with
no problem :)
ftp://c3po.terraplex.com/pub/terrasoftsolutions/yellowdog/guide_to_install/
s
for the g4 you HAVE to use yaboot...
here is the info in the new PDF...
any question tell me... for install linux copy this two file from the
cd to de root directory of your first HD IDE
vmlinux
yaboot.conf
now restart holding "c"
now write install and "return"
now read the pdf and intall linux...
for start with linux... you have to copy this 3 files to the root
directory of the first HD IDE in you mac and when restart hold
"command"+"alt"+"o"+"f"
and type "boot hd:X,\yaboot.tbxi" where "X" is the number of you
macos partition
vmlinux
yaboot.conf
yaboot.tbxi
and modify yaboot.conf wth your data (all in the new pdf version)
well... bye
Busman
Mauricio Cerda V.
Temuco-Chile
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>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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