Re: wierd install problems


Dan Burcaw (dburcaw@terraplex.com)
Sat, 31 Jul 1999 03:40:36 -0600 (MDT)


On Sat, 31 Jul 1999, Morgan Terrinoni wrote:

> Hi, I'm trying to install YDL on my B&W G3 (rev1) and I'm having very wierd
> probs...
> 1. i have a dedicated HD to YDL but it still forces me to use pdisk instead
> of disk druid

Most likely you've formatted this drive under MacOS.. just use pdisk.

> 2. it won't let me save the partition map (device busy), but if I quit and
> then go back in, the map appears to be correct.

After this happens, it's usually a good idea to reboot your system. I
believe that your problem below is a result of not rebooting after you've
modified your partition map.

> 3. the install then seems to go fine, but as it reboots into linux, i see
> messages about extfs2 (or something like that ) is read only. then it says
> "starting system logging:" and that's about it. I have to restart the
> machine at this point. Which then causes another wierd error. On the macos
> side, my modem isn't seen. I actually have to open my case and reseat the
> cable from the modem to the motherboard for it to work. very wierd.
>
> Any ideas?
> Thanks...
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Dan

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