Re: Floppy, Ethernet and PowerMac 6500


Subject: Re: Floppy, Ethernet and PowerMac 6500
From: Robert Brandtjen (rob@prometheusmedia.com)
Date: Fri Mar 15 2002 - 22:33:21 MST


On Friday 15 March 2002 11:02 pm, Ron wrote:
> Hey, I just installed YDL 2.1 on my 6500. Everything seemed to go okay,
> it it seems to be working. The only problem was a goofed up video
> setting, but that was fixed. Now, I am trying to get the ethernet
> working, but the disk drive is nowhere to be found and everytime I try
> to open PPP configurator, it asks for root password, and nothing
> happens. I have a D-link DFE-530TX+ which is suppose to have linux
> drivers,  but since I can't get the internet to work, and the disk drive
> is not working, I can't copy any files to the computer. I have very
> little linux knowledge, just some basic commands and a general
> understanding of the system structure, and OS X on my Titanium Powerbook
> G4.

Drivers are in the source code - you may have to compile them - see the YDL
faq on compiling a new kernel, or search the list archives for "ethernet"
back about august or so when someone answered me on SMC ethernet drivers.

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