Subject: Re: No Graphical Installation Yellowdog Linux?
From: Nelson Abramson (pogtal@erols.com)
Date: Sat Feb 12 2000 - 19:31:22 MST
Darin Lang wrote:
> Where can I get the 2000 installer?
>
AFAIK it's not out yet. Jason was just bragging. :-)
> I tracked down a FAQ at yellow dog that said that there was an issue with
> MAc OS 9:
>
> "I can't see the ATA drives if Mac OS 9 is installed!
> It appears that Mac OS 9 updates the ATA driver, causing PowerPC Linux to
> fail to see the drive(s). While a solution will be provided for PowerPC
> Linux soon, a temporary fix involves "down-grading" the ATA driver "
>
You can also upgrade to BootX 1.2b3 from BenH's
page: http://ppclinux.apple.com/~benh
Did you try and partition the drive w/ pdisk in macos? The best thing to do is
create a free space in Apple Drive Setup, boot with the newest bootX, and then
partition using pdisk in the installer.
HTH
--Nelson Abramson
BTW, you can also downgrade your drivers by downloading the older drive setup
from apple's techincal support website...
-- Shouldn't people be arrested and persecuted for engaging in their constitutional rights? http://www.opendvd.org
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