Subject: Re: YDL 2.1 Over LinuxPPC Problems
From: Keary Suska (hierophant@pcisys.net)
Date: Wed Nov 21 2001 - 00:20:24 MST
It is possible that the previous install is creating a problem. IIRC, the
YDL installer will both add to an exiting install as well as install new, so
the LPPC install could be confusing the installer. You should back up your
data on a separate machine or removable media, then delete and recreate the
partitions. It is the fastest way. Any other means would either be rather
troublesome or make it possible to lose the data anyway. For instance, you
can delete and add partitions at will, but it is possible to lose data on
all partitions doing this.
Keary Suska
Esoteritech, Inc.
"Leveraging Open Source for a better Internet"
> From: Adam Dershowitz <dersh@alum.mit.edu>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 23:27:14 -0600
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Subject: YDL 2.1 Over LinuxPPC Problems
>
> I had LinuxPPC installed, so my hard drive was all partitioned. (I
> have one drive with the Mac OS, and a second one that has an HFS+
> partition, an HFS partition, a swap and root partition).
> The problem is that I have tried to install and the YDL 2.1 installer
> keeps crashing at the point where it is "transfering packages" This
> happens both with the X based and text based installer. And with a
> minimum install and a larger one.
> I think that that problem might be that there is a bunch of stuff on
> the root partition (linuxppc). How can I wipe that partition and
> install over it, without reformatting the drive and loosing all of
> the important stuff on the other partitions?
> There is nothing obvious on the "partition drives" section of the
> custom installer will allow me to erase that single partition without
> damaging anything else.
> How can I do that?
> I assume that is why I am having a problem, but I am not completely
> sure about it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
>
> --Adam
>
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