Subject: RE: installation issues
From: Pete Peters (ppeters@broadcastzone.com)
Date: Thu Oct 12 2000 - 13:40:34 MDT
Weird. I only have SCSI, so I've never seen those ATAPI/ATA error messages.
My only problems w/ pdisk were my own ignorance, lol.
Anything in the archives? Anyone else familiar with this?
Pete
> ----------
> From: Brad Copely
> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 1:38 AM
> To: Pete Peters
> Subject: RE: installation issues
>
> Thanks for the help, but I keep getting this error
> from pdisk:
>
> ATAPI - couldn't get info or not LBA capable
> pdisk: can't open file '/dev/ata0.0'
> ATAPI - unit not ready
> pdisk: can't open file '/dev/ata0.1'
> ATA - couldn't get info
> pdisk: can't open file '/dev/ata1.0'
> ATA - couldn't get info
> pdisk: can't open file '/dev/ata1.1'
> pdisk: can't open file '/dev/scsi0.0'
> pdisk: can't open file '/dev/scsi0.1'
> pdisk: can't open file '/dev/scsi0.2'
> pdisk: can't open file '/dev/scsi0.3'
> pdisk: can't open file '/dev/scsi0.4'
> pdisk: can't open file '/dev/scsi0.5'
> pdisk: can't open file '/dev/scsi0.6'
>
> how do I fix this?
>
> -Brad
>
> --- Pete Peters <ppeters@broadcastzone.com> wrote:
> > Yes, the RedHat installer kept coming up for me,
> > too, so I just installed
> > using it. It's no big deal. I have two hard
> > drives, but the process should
> > work w/ just one. Here's the Reader Digest
> > Condensed version;
> >
> > 1. You need to have Linux partitions. I created the
> > partitions initally
> > using the Apple Drive Setup, then using the MacOS
> > version of pdisk to
> > convert them to type "Apple_UNIX_SVR2."
> >
> > 2. I ftp'd the complete YellowDog folder to my MacOS
> > (HFS) hard drive using
> > Viacomsoft's FTP Client. You could use Fetch,
> > Anarchie or Transit. Just
> > make sure you download as binary. What's key here
> > is knowing which
> > partition these RPMS are on. pdisk can tell you.
> > If IDE, it will be
> > something like /dev/hda5. If SCSI (like mine),
> > it'll look something like
> > /dev/sdb6.
> >
> > 3. Somewhere in the install process, the RH
> > Installer will ask what type of
> > install: choose Hard Drive, then fill in the
> > location, which is what you
> > determined in Step 2 above.
> >
> > ...and a-w-a-a-a-a-a-y you go! Have fun.
> >
> > Pete
> >
> > > ----------
> > > From: Brad Copely
> > > Reply To:
> > yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> > > Sent: Monday, October 9, 2000 10:44 PM
> > > To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> > > Subject: installation issues
> > >
> > > Is there any way to do an install from an HFS
> > > partition without burning the image to CD?
> > >
> > > I've tried downloading the RPMS, but it seems that
> > > there are files mentioned by the installation
> > > instructions that are not where they should be...
> > >
> > > I can get into BootX, but the RedHat installer
> > keeps
> > > coming up because BootX can't find the live file
> > > system...what can I do to fix this?
> > >
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