Subject: Re: ORB Drive
From: Leland Blake (lblake@usit.net)
Date: Fri Sep 17 1999 - 16:18:14 MDT
>>I am looking at different options for setting up YDL on my beige G3 266/160.
>>Someone suggested that I use a 2.2 GB ORB (external SCSI) drive to boot up
>>and run YDL from.
>>
>> I will not be using this machine as a server, only to learn Linux and
>>(possibly) Apache on. I am primarily a Director and Premiere developer, so
>>the ORB would also be a nice addition for my multimedia projects when not
>>running YDL.
>>
>>My questions:
>>
>>1) Will the ORB drive be an acceptable solution?
>>
>>2) Will I need a n accelerator card for the SCSI?
>>
>>TIA
>>
>>Stu
>
>The SCSI should be fine, and I've seen people install on Jaz Drives, the
>ORB would be better I guess since you could have more space for the
>installation.
>
>
>
I am trying to install YDL on an ORB right now. So far Pdisk won't
partition the disk. It says it is "running on /dev/sdc", but no "Edit
/tmp/sdc -" prompt appears and commands don't work. Has anyone
successfully installed YDL on an ORB?
-- Leland Blake lblake@usit.net
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