Subject: Re: YDL Install with 6360
From: Malayil Philip George (georgemp@mac.com)
Date: Thu Sep 13 2001 - 13:16:00 MDT
hi,
all i can think of is..do u have the correct ramdisk selected in
your bootx options. also, your ramdisk size should be set to 16384. Have
u tried with the no video driver option?
George
On Thursday, September 13, 2001, at 04:32 AM, Irena and Richard Jenkins
wrote:
> I am still being mystified by the installation of YDL 2 on my 6360. I
> would like some help from anyone who has successfully managed the
> install please.
>
> This is my machine:
>
> 6360 Powermac
> 80 Meg of RAM
> MacOS 8.5
> 3 Gig Hard Drive with 1.5 unallocated ... ready for linux install
> Mac 15 inch monitor
>
>
> This is what I have done:
>
> Expanded the bootx Installer off the cdrom onto my hard drive.
> Run the installer.
> Rebooted tha machine ... and I got five lines indicating the script had
> begun...
>
> i.e. Welcome to Linux 2.2.19-1...
>
> Then nothing.
>
>
> I can hear the cdrom searching ... but nothing more happens.
>
> Press the <return> key and the machine reboots.
>
> I tried various settings in options but no improvement. Ideally (from
> my 1.2.1 experience) I know I will need to pass along some video
> settings ... something like atyfb=vmode:11,cmode:6=8 ...
>
> But the installer doesn;t seem to find the kernel ... which is sitting
> in /system/Linux Kernels.
>
> I went to the home site for ideas ... and downloaded the recommended
> text install for older machines.
>
> No improvement!
>
>
> Can anyone assist??
>
>
> Richard
>
>
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> Irena and Richard Jenkins VK1NDV & VK1RJ
> Canberra, Australia
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