Subject: Re: Please Help with G4 install
From: Dan Burcaw (dburcaw@terraplex.com)
Date: Wed Feb 02 2000 - 13:51:36 MST
I gugest trying the latest version of BootX (or yaboot) available at
http://ppclinux.apple.com/~benh/
> I tried the no videodriver option and still no luck.
> It just goes to the console like it is going to boot and sits there.
> Sean
>
>
> ----------
> >From: andu <undo@cloud9.net>
> >To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> >Subject: Re: Please Help with G4 install
> >Date: Tue, Feb 1, 2000, 18:03
> >
>
> >>Ok, I might be stupid but I cant get this thing to work.
> >>
> >>1st this is my first mac so some of the terms are still new to me.
> >>I have done alot of Linux install on x86 and can just about do them in my
> >>sleep. I trid to load YDL on my new G4 using a second drive but it dosnt
> >>seem to work.
> >>
> >>I copied the extension files as described ( the updated ones from the
> >>website )
> >>then i copied the kernal and ramdisk images also.
> >>I launch bootx and it comes up, I tell it to load linux and it seems to
> >>shutdown macos the goes to a black screen that has some stuff about memory
> >>and frame buffer the says "booting..." and that is where it stops. I let it
> >>sit there for a while but nothing happened.
> >>
> >>Here is my machine config...
> >>G4 450mhz (AGP)
> >>27g ata with mac os9
> >>10g ata for linux
> >>256meg RAM
> >>ATI Rage 128 16meg
> >>DVD RAM Drive
> >>Built in Zip
> >>No other addon cards
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>If anyone can help I would really appreciate it.
> >>Sean
> >>
> > Make sure you check the "no video driver" button in bootX.
> >
> > Regards, Andu
> >
> >
>
Regards,
Dan
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