Subject: Re: RS/6000 YDL 2.0 Install
From: cdowns (cdowns@skillsoft.com)
Date: Fri Jun 15 2001 - 09:43:46 MDT
I have a RS/6000 7024 E30 and have not been successful yet. which i just
put AIX 4.2.2 back on so i had some unix OS on it.
-D
Steve kurlin wrote:
> Hi all, Has anyone at all tried to Install YDL2.0 on a IBM PPC? I am
> just looking for a tip on how to get started. All the ramdisk
> imagesand boot images are too big to fit on a floppy. I do not think
> there is a Open Firmware command to boot a particularfile from cdrom.
> (maybe I am wrong.) Is the key to "try to boot from a network
> connection"? Can I use any of the kernels from YDL 1.2. I am familar
> with itsinstall philosphy and I am keen to go to YDL 2.0 I have a
> number of different RS/6000 PPC pci machines. I am keen totry installs
> on any RS/6000 that even half works. >From there I can builda list of
> various RS/6000 machines that YDL 2.0 works on. I just really need a
> starting point from anyone at all. I understand MACSseem to rule on
> this list. Maybe someone out there knows something? Thanks in advance
> Steve Kurlinskurlin@bigpond.net.au
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Christopher M Downs
Network Security Administrator
Skillsoft Corporation
cdowns@skillsoft.com
"Micro$oft typed backwards
spells "c:\duh /?"
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