Subject: Re: [YDL]Re: YDL on an iMac
From: Sam Rae (iconcow@mac.com)
Date: Fri Jan 21 2000 - 01:18:29 MST
John,
I deleted the swap and remade it, then deleted root and remade it. Made no
difference at all =/
> 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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