Subject: Re: 2.0 trip report : Powerbook G3
From: Black (cpa@ece.cmu.edu)
Date: Tue Jun 05 2001 - 14:45:41 MDT
On Tue, 5 Jun 2001, Soren N. Madsen wrote:
>
> I installed YDL-2.0 with few problems on my '98 Wallstreet (292MHz).
>
> 1. As Christopher, I got the vertical fragmentation when using the graphical
> installer, so I used the text installer.
>
> 2. I used the custom mode installation (I don't like the fact that the
> default installation does not show your mount points).
Yes, this is what I did as well...
>
> 3. I also installed the development package. It gave me a bunch of warnings
> (something with libtoolize, autoheader, and ?) but Dan Burcaw told me not to
> worry about them. Note, I had no problem with Xfree-stuff. Christopher,
> are you sure the partition you are installing to is big enough? Other than
> that it sounds like a cd-problem.
I have a root partition of size 500 MB and a /usr of 2 GB. I would think
that this would be enough room. Could you tell me what size you are using
for your partitions?
> 4. All the rest including Xfree setup worked like a charm.
Well, at least I know it is possible... I wonder why I got the weird
screen...
> My PROBLEM with the Wallstret install is that CD-playback does not work.
> Sound works, I can hear the KDE serenade and MP3 files will play. Also,
> both the Gnome and KDE CD-players will recognize the cd (and the number of
> tracks etc.) and it will playback, but no sound nonetheless from neither the
> built-in speakers or from the headset jack. I did try adjusting the audio
> mixer but no cigar. Does anyone have working cd playback on a Wallstreet
> then please post details....
Hey, if I get the rest of my install to work, I'll let you know... <g>
-Christopher
> on 01/6/4 21:39, Black at cpa@ece.cmu.edu wrote:
>
> >
> > So...
> >
> > I have a '98 G3 Powerbook (266 Mhz). I just got my 2.0 install
> > disk and tried to do an install. I removed all of my old BootX files and
> > installed the new version. That went fine. I then went to run the
> > installer.
> > After the startup screen all went by as expected, but then when I
> > dropped into the new graphical installer, I had large vertical bars all
> > across my screen. I exited (by disagreeing to the agreement), and tried
> > again. This time I entered my old kernel arguments , but they made no
> > difference, so I tried a third time with 'no video' checked, but this
> > didn't make any difference either.
> > So, I went into the text version of the installer. This seemed to
> > work, so I proceded with the installation. Everything went smoothly until
> > I got to the package installation phase. I was doing a custom install (I
> > had previous partitions), and I chose the developer's package. This went
> > fine until I hit the XFree86-devel package. It got about half way through
> > and then just stopped. I couldn't tell whether or not anything was
> > actually wrong, so I just waited. however, after 20 minutes had passed
> > without change, I decided that the installation had indeed stalled. I
> > tried doing an opt-F4, but nothing happened. I ended up just pulling the
> > plug.
> > At this point I tried to use the graphical installer again (it
> > seemed to work, I just had to move the windows around to be able to read
> > them around the bars...). I didn't reformat, so when I got to the package
> > install stage, it started telling me that the packages were already
> > present and updated (during the deciding dependencies stage I believe). It
> > finally got through all of the packages that I had already installed when
> > it stalled.
> > So, I tried again, this time I took the time to reformat
> > everything. The installation got to the same place that it did the first
> > time (XFree86-devel package). This time, since it was the graphical
> > installer, I had a cursor, so it was even clearer that the installation
> > had stalled (i.e. the cursor could no logner move...).
> > I am a little stubborn, so I went back to the text version of the
> > installer and tried again. This time I decided to skip the Developer's
> > packages and do the Home installation. This time the installation went
> > through. I set up everything and then logged in into my user account. Of
> > course, the first thing I did was type startx. KDE started up, though not
> > without it's problems. I didn't have all of the vertical bars, but the
> > window was all screwed up. The whole screen was shifted up about two
> > inches and wrapped around to the bottom of the screen (i.e. the top two
> > inches of the screen were on the bottom). I rotated through my screen
> > resolutions, but they all had the same problem.
> > I didn't spend a whole lot of time trying to debug the KDE
> > problem, so I may still be able to figure that out, though any help would
> > be greatly appreciated. However, the installer problems were more serious,
> > and I'd like to know why the graphical installer didn't work quite right
> > for me and how to do the developers installation with out having the
> > stalling problem... Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Christopher
> >
> >
>
>
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