Subject: Re: YDL2.0 install fails with fatal error on iBook2
From: Matthew Larson (ml582@columbia.edu)
Date: Fri Sep 07 2001 - 20:17:12 MDT
It sounds like your partitions are in order and everything else should
work. I installed YDL 2.0 on an iBook2 (writing this email on it now)
with the same setup: os9.1, osx, YDL, each on a partition. I think I
got lucky because I chose the developer install, and it went on like a
charm. I have seen other messages about broken RPMs or some such thing
with the other installs, so maybe going with the developer install will
help.
Of course, if the base install is working, might it be worth it to stick
to that and add it RPMs?
This may not help as your error message doesn't sound like anything to
do with broken packages, but at least you know it can be done. Also,
it's very worth it--this is the most fun computer I've had, what with
the triple boot and Linux running so nicely.
If this doesn't help a more detailed explanation of your partition setup
and error messages would of course help.
Matt Larson
Richard Weltman wrote:
>hi there - can any kind person help with this one ?!
>
>..it was exciting because i just bought a new iBook2001, and
>i had been learning some Linux with YDL2.0 on a 6100, but
>on the iBook, the installer quits with a fatal error which I
>should report back to TerraSoft. I haven't written down the
>details because the error happens when installing the home office,
>or workstation set-ups, but not with the base install, which
>i have just done - and that seems to work fine, and i'm just
>working up the patience to try again. The message was along
>the lines of <couldn't write the config files for eth0>.
>This happens during the transferring packages stage.
>
>Obviously, i'll copy the error message down and forward it,
>if this isn't a frequently encountered problem.
>
>Does anyone have any ideas to get me going ?
>
>the iBook has three (+ swap + bootloader) partitions for,
>OS9.1, OS X, and YDL2.0, and i really need a dial-up connection,
>not Ethernet. There's no AirPort card, and the Mac OSs all seem
>to be working fine.
>thanks
>
>Richard
>
>welt@mac.com
>
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