Subject: Re: Newbie help needed...
From: Jerry Schmidt (loafer.jerry@verizon.net)
Date: Thu Sep 27 2001 - 11:31:20 MDT
>Yes, I admit I'm a Newbie. But I'm not stupid.
>
>I really want to get this thing running and can't get past the
>initial install.
>
>Tech support has not helped. Can anyone help?
>
>Installing YDL 2.0 on a Beige G3 Tower
>
>Hardware: PowerPC G3 Beige Tower (purchased in 1998)
> 333 Mhz, 256 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
> 35 GB Hard Drive
> Sony Trinitron Multiscan 500 PS 21" Monitor
>
>Attempted configuration:
>
>Partitioning: 5 GB for Mac OS 9.04
> 30 GB+/- for YDL 2.0 and other software.
>
>
>Problem:
>
>After following the instructions to the letter at least a half dozen
>times from initializing and partioning the drive to selecting the
>ram disk and clicking on "Linux", I get the same result.
>
>The screen goes dark and nothing happens.
>
>On several occasions the screen showed very, very dark lines of text
>saying various drivers were being checked, but that's it. Nothing
>happens. The screen stays dark. Restart after restart.
>
>Have tried the text ram disk image as well. Same result.
>
>Could the Linux install disk be corrupt? Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Brian
>--
>Brian L. Friesen
>
>-- End User Advocate --
>
>Visual Image Group
>bfriesen@visual-image.com
>1-800-777-0384
The problem may be the monitor driver is missing from YDL and YDL
gets confused and cannot light up your screen. i have a similar
problem with and Apple LCD 15" monitor. Jerry
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