Subject: Re: [YDL]Re: YDL on an iMac
From: John T. Robinson IV (jtriv@naples.net)
Date: Thu Jan 20 2000 - 22:18:01 MST
If you have an error in the swap file initiating like i did, then you let the
installer's pdisk sic fdisk do it, delete swap + /, save, remake swap + /,
save, restart installer......re-install os, and it fixed the swap error, don't
let the partion-map save process mess up =)
john
Rae wrote:
> I'm pretty sure I followed the manual correctly. To format my disk I used
> Apple Drive Setup and the pdisk. Am I allowed to do that, or will that stuff
> something up?
>
> My HD is set up with the linux root and swap already done. Should I be doing
> this in the installer instead?
>
> - Sam Rae
>
> > From: ssalvi@just4clicks.com
> > Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> > Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 00:46:19 GMT
> > To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> > Subject: Re: [YDL]Re: YDL on an iMac
> >
> >
> > Don't know what Rev. iMAC you're using, but I have it on a Rev2 Bondi Blue,
> > and it installed without a problem...just telnet to imac.just4clicks.com I
> > even have sites hosted on it. Customers are telling me it's faster than my
> > Penguin machines, or my (yeeeech) Cobalt servers...
> >
> > As far as the install goes, make sure you do EXACTLY as the manual
> > specifies...minimum install of OS8.5 or better, and partition it for about
> > 1GB...
> >
> > Hope it helps...
> > ________________________________________
> > Scott J. Salvi
> > President
> > Just4Clicks Enterprises, Inc.
> > (714) 638-8600 - ph.
> > (714) 638-7115 - fax
> > _________________________________________
> >
> >
> >
> > Sam Rae
> > <iconcow@mac. To: <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
> > com> cc:
> > Subject: Re: [YDL]Re: YDL on an iMac
> > 01/20/00
> > 04:37 PM
> > Please
> > respond to
> > yellowdog-gen
> > eral
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yeah, I've got CS 1.1 and I think I read all the iMac notes :)
> > I'll give a few more things a try and get back to ya. Ta.
> >
> >> From: Dan Burcaw <dburcaw@terraplex.com>
> >> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> >> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 17:21:15 -0700 (MST)
> >> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> >> Subject: Re: [YDL]Re: YDL on an iMac
> >>
> >>
> >> You do have CS 1.1 right?
> >> Are you reading the iMac notes in the manual?
> >> iMac + YDL should be flawless.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> Dan,
> >>>
> >>> If I use the ramdisk that came with YellowDog I don't even get as far as
> > I
> >>> did before. I'll give it another shot though. Thanks.
> >>>
> >>> - Sam Rae
> >>>
> >>>> From: Dan Burcaw <dburcaw@terraplex.com>
> >>>> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> >>>> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 12:23:54 -0700 (MST)
> >>>> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> >>>> Subject: Re: [YDL]Re: YDL on an iMac
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> No, use the ramdisk that comes with your CDROM.
> >>>>
> >>>>> Dan,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> It may not be new, but I was referring to the iMac ramdisk. I read
> > that I
> >>>>> should be using it, and it seems to work. Is that what I should be
> > using?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Doesn't matter what I use I still don't get far in the installer. The
> > iMac
> >>>>> ramdisk has got me as far as I said below, which is the furthest i've
> > got.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> - Sam Rae
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> From: Dan Burcaw <dburcaw@terraplex.com>
> >>>>>> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> >>>>>> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 07:02:04 -0700 (MST)
> >>>>>> To: YellowDog General Mailing List
> >>>>>> <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
> >>>>>> Subject: Re: YDL on an iMac
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> What new ramdisk?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I posted this message before in the wrong thread. So here it is
> > again :P
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Hi all,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I'm having BIG problems installing yellowdog linux from cd onto a
> >>>>>>> revision
> >>>>>>> c
> >>>>>>> imac. I have the new ramdisk and all that sort of stuff. I get an
> > error
> >>>>>>> early in the installation saying:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> cannot run /bin/insmod
> >>>>>>> No such file or directory
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> This doesn't stop the installation however, I can keep going.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I get to fdisk and edit my root partition and put "/" in the mount
> > field,
> >>>>>>> then click OK. After that it finds the swap partition and I click OK
> > to
> >>>>>>> select it. Then the installer packs it in:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> In the middle of the screen I get a box saying "Scanning
> > packages..."
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On the right of screen it says:
> >>>>>>> sending termination signals... done.
> >>>>>>> sending kill signals... done.
> >>>>>>> unmounting file systems...
> >>>>>>> /proc
> >>>>>>> you may safely reboot your system.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On the left it says:
> >>>>>>> install exited abnormally - received signal 11.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Anybody have a clue to what this is about? I'm new to linux, so
> > don't go
> >>>>>>> all
> >>>>>>> technical on me :P
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Any help would be appreciated.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> - Sam Rae
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> 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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