Re: champion 1.1 7200/120 no install


Subject: Re: champion 1.1 7200/120 no install
From: Sam Rae (iconcow@mac.com)
Date: Thu Jan 20 2000 - 21:04:03 MST


Dan,

There is a RedHat directory in the top level. I guess that means I've got
the source then :(

Dammit. Can I get the installer CD anywhere except direct from YellowDog?

> From: Dan Burcaw <dburcaw@terraplex.com>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 21:00:56 -0700 (MST)
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Subject: Re: champion 1.1 7200/120 no install
>
>
> Well its probably the source then. You can make sure though, by locating
> the RedHat/ directory in the top level of the cd.
>
>> I got the CD from Linux System Labs Australia. I suppose it was burnt by
>> them. There's nothing on it to say whether it's install or source. How can I
>> tell by looking at the contents?
>>
>>> From: Dan Burcaw <dburcaw@terraplex.com>
>>> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>>> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 20:43:48 -0700 (MST)
>>> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>>> Subject: Re: champion 1.1 7200/120 no install
>>>
>>>
>>> What does the label say?
>>>
>>>> I have only one CD. How do I tell if it is source or install?
>>>>
>>>>> From: Dan Burcaw <dburcaw@terraplex.com>
>>>>> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>>>>> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 19:20:11 -0700 (MST)
>>>>> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>>>>> Subject: Re: champion 1.1 7200/120 no install
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Did you try the Source CD?
>>>>> Like I said, the labels may have been swapped.
>>>>> Also, are you sure no LinuxPPC cruft is on your system from a previous
>>>>> install.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dan,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I this is exactly the same error I get if I use the ramdisk that ships
>>>>>> with
>>>>>> YDL. It says one of those progress log things:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> * running /bin/insmod /bin/insmod /modules/isofs.o
>>>>>> * insmod failed!
>>>>>> * method selection completed
>>>>>> * state save to /tmp
>>>>>> * error in exec of second stage loader :-(
>>>>>> * error: No such file or directory
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This seems to be exactly the same as the error described below. It occurs
>>>>>> very early in the installation process.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If I use an iMac specific ramdisk that I downloaded it goes a lot further
>>>>>> into the installation but then stops.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is there something wrong with our CD's or what?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - Sam Rae
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> From: Dan Burcaw <dburcaw@terraplex.com>
>>>>>>> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>>>>>>> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 12:33:20 -0700 (MST)
>>>>>>> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: champion 1.1 7200/120 no install
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you bought the cds recently, verify which disk the install files are
>>>>>>> on. One of our recent cd batches had the cd labels reversed so the
>>>>>>> Source
>>>>>>> cd is actually the Install cd in that case.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dan Burcaw <dburcaw@terraplex.com> writes:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> What this error means is that you put the files it is looking for in a
>>>>>>>>> place that it either can't find or not in the location you are
>>>>>>>>> specifying.
>>>>>>>>> Since you aren't doing a CD install, what type are you doing and where
>>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>>> you installing the fules from?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'M doing the install from teh cD. I'm following step by step
>>>>>>>> installation as in the booklet.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Dan
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> * error in exec of second stage loader :-(
>>>>>>>>>> * error: No such file or directory
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Before that it has spittied errors about /modules/modules.dep not
>>>>>>>>>> being
>>>>>>>>>> there and insmod failing.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I'd like not to have thrown out 80$ for not event runing the
>>>>>>>>>> install. What is needed to build that image? I've got MkLinux DR3
>>>>>>>>>> installed on the same box and I can probably get a copy of Linux ppc
>>>>>>>>>> to build a new image. Anyone has suggestions?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> arsphl
>>>>>>>>>> cle/key pgp & gpg: http://www.oeil.qc.ca/clefs_pgp_gnupg/arsphl.asc
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>> Dan
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
>>>>>>>>> Yellow Dog Linux
>>>>>>>>> "The Ultimate Companion for a Dedicated Server"
>>>>>>>>> http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Black Lab Linux
>>>>>>>>> Workstations and advanced, Parallel Solutions
>>>>>>>>> http://www.blacklablinux.com/
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> arsphl
>>>>>>>> cle/key pgp & gpg: http://www.oeil.qc.ca/clefs_pgp_gnupg/arsphl.asc
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>> Dan
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
>>>>>>> Yellow Dog Linux
>>>>>>> "The Ultimate Companion for a Dedicated Server"
>>>>>>> http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Black Lab Linux
>>>>>>> Advanced Workstations and Parallel Solutions
>>>>>>> http://www.blacklablinux.com/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Dan
>>>>>
>>>>> Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
>>>>> Yellow Dog Linux
>>>>> "The Ultimate Companion for a Dedicated Server"
>>>>> http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/
>>>>>
>>>>> Black Lab Linux
>>>>> Advanced Workstations and Parallel Solutions
>>>>> http://www.blacklablinux.com/
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Dan
>>>
>>> Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
>>> Yellow Dog Linux
>>> "The Ultimate Companion for a Dedicated Server"
>>> http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/
>>>
>>> Black Lab Linux
>>> Advanced Workstations and Parallel Solutions
>>> http://www.blacklablinux.com/
>>>
>>
>>
>
> Regards,
> Dan
>
> Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
> Yellow Dog Linux
> "The Ultimate Companion for a Dedicated Server"
> http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/
>
> Black Lab Linux
> Advanced Workstations and Parallel Solutions
> http://www.blacklablinux.com/
>



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