Subject: Re: The Yellow Dog Won't Fetch My HD
From: Roy Koch (rkoch@interaccess.com)
Date: Mon Oct 25 1999 - 20:51:04 MDT
Yes the hint is:
"Any hints on getting past this? I'm not going to partition the internal
drive so that isn't an option."
You must partition the hard drive with at least a Swap and a Root partition!
Jabari Adisa wrote:
> Hello All, thanks for taking the time to read this:
>
> Machine Specs:
> -Beige G3 333 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 9.1 GB UW SCSI HD (int), yadda yadda
>
> External SCSI Device
> -Seagate Barracuda 2 GB HD, SCSI ID 4
>
> When running the Yellow Dog Champion Server 1.1 installer I never get
> the SCSI Configuration window despite the fact that I have 2 SCSI
> buses.
>
> According to SCSI Probe 5.1.1:
>
> ***********************************
> * *
> * BUS 0 MESH: 2 Devices *
> * ----------------- *
> * ID TYPE *
> * ----------------- *
> * 7 CPU *
> * 4 Seagate HD *
> * *
> * *
> * BUS 1 SYM53c875: 2 Devices *
> * ----------------- *
> * ID TYPE *
> * ----------------- *
> * 7 CPU *
> * 0 IBM HD *
> * *
> ***********************************
>
> The installer simply skips past the screen that allows me to select which
> device I want to format.
>
> I want to install YD on the Seagate HD, but instead of offering that as
> an option, the only HD that the installer/fdisk/pdisk will recognize is
> the internal IBM HD (HFS+). This tells me that the installer is only
> access Bus #1.
>
> Any hints on getting past this? I'm not going to partition the internal
> drive so that isn't an option.
>
> Any ideas why the installer is only seeing BUS #1 and not both busses?
>
> The HD is terminated and is connected directly to the Mac.
>
> Anyway... any further advice is appreciated. Thanks for your time and
> energy.
>
> --
>
> Under MacOS 8.5.1 TechTool Pro 2.5.1 lists the external drive as such:
>
> FWB 2GB (HFS)
> Seagate ST12550N
> SCSI Bus 0 ID 4
> Direct Access Device
>
> 8{>
>
> jabari
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