Subject: Re: I Still Can't get YDL to Install
From: Andrew (sharpa@softhome.net)
Date: Sun Sep 12 1999 - 23:08:34 MDT
>I while back I wrote in and had some questions about installing YDL 1.1 on
>my Blue and Wite G3. I still cannot to get it to install. Here is the
>configureation of my system maybe someone has some ideas. I have a B @ W
>300 mhz G3 with a 6gb IDE hard drive, 96Megs of RAM the standard 24x IDE
>CD-ROM. I have my drive partitioned with 4 gigs for Mac OS (HFS) and 2 gigs
>for YDL (unalocated) as well a Adaptec 2906 SCSI card. I have removed all
>the cards out of the PCI slots (except for the video card), and preformed a
>minimual install of the Mas OS. I put the correct items in the extentions
>and control pannels folders and when I click on Lunix at boot up It just
>shows the version of the kernel 2.2.6 and than freezes.
do you have "hda=noautotune hdb=noautotune" in the kernel arguments box in
bootx?
For the record, its Linux not Lunix. Sorry. it was bugging me.
>
>Here are 3 things I am thinking might be causeing lunix to freeze.
>
>1.) I am using the USB keyboard and mouse that came with my G3 and have
>heard USB doesn't work with Linux.
>
USB mice and keyboards work fine with linux. i have the standard B&W
keyboard and a logitech scrolling mouse.
do you have "No Video Driver" and "Use RAM Disk" checked in bootx?
Thats all i can think of right now.
Andrew SHarp
>2.) I am using the Adaptec 2906 SCSI card which is Mac OS extention driven
>(note the machine freezes weather I have the SCSI card Installed Or Not)
>
>3.) I receiently updated the firmware on my computer via the G3 firmware
>update on apples website and don't know what might be the problem.
>
>Any ideas I really need YDL to work
>
>ecurt@cache.net
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