White iBook m Series Post 2001 - Adventures in YDL 2.2
Terrence T. Cox
yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Tue Jun 11 20:43:01 2002
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Ok all - been hacking at this for three days and over 18 installation
attempts. first, couldn't get the installer to recognize my hard drive.
Yes, I now know it's because it is on Bus 2 although it will read as
HDA. After trolling through the mess that is this list for about four
hours, I came upon some things to try
IDE=NODMA No cigar
HDA=/dev/rdisk0 No cigar
HDA=DMA No cigar
This problem does NOT seem to be endemic only to YDL on this particular
beast of a machine I have so I can't ding YD too much for it. I found
the solution on the Mandrake PPC site, you have to pass the following at
the boot prompt during install.
Install-text <or whatever you want.install-gui being default>
hda=16383,16,64
What exactly that means, you got me. But it works. Great - now I can
install. I have run through this install with both OS9 and OSX on the
machine, together, separate partitions, one or the other (either OS9
only or OSX only) and linux only (i.e. taking the entire drive). I
ALWAYS get to the same part, it completely installs and asks if I want
to install the bootloader onto /dev/hda# (whatever number partition the
bootstrap is marked for, the number of course depends on my partition
set up), then it fails with the following error:
TypeError: bad operand type(s) for +
File "./bootloader.py", line 463, in configure
Self.append=self.append = ("%s = ide-scsi" % device)
File "./template.py", line 57, in __call__
Return self.configure(args)
Now, I have seen a less detailed couple of messages mentioning the
"bootloader.py" with no follow-ups or solution. The error tells me to
email this error/bug report to the email address
bugs@xxxxx.yellowdog.whatever which I have done THREE times. I have
received no help. Is this a showstopper that I just say "hell with it"
and go order Mandrake (which no store in Kansas carries) or can someone
help? I have been running Linux on x86 platforms since the 386 and
RedHat Linux 1.x so I am pretty familiar with Linux and how it works.
Feel free to include as much technical information as might be helpful
and I should be able to follow without too much difficulty. Yellow Dog's
site, docs and otherwise have been absolutely NO help so I hope someone
here can lend a hand.
Thanks!
****************
Terrence T. Cox
http://www.mistersensitivity.com
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Ok all – been hacking at this for three days =
and over
18 installation attempts… first, couldn’t get the installer =
to
recognize my hard drive. Yes, I now know it’s because it is on Bus =
2
although it will read as HDA. After trolling through the mess that is =
this list
for about four hours, I came upon some things to try =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>IDE=3DNODMA<span =
style=3D'mso-tab-count:2'>  =
; </span>No
cigar<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>HDA=3D/dev/rdisk0<span =
style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'>  =
; </span>No
cigar<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>HDA=3DDMA<span =
style=3D'mso-tab-count:2'>  =
; =
</span>No
cigar<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This problem does NOT seem to be endemic only to YDL =
on this
particular beast of a machine I have so I can’t ding YD too much =
for it.
I found the solution on the Mandrake PPC <span =
class=3DGramE>site,</span> you
have to pass the following at the boot prompt during =
install…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Install-text <or whatever you =
want…install-<span
class=3DSpellE>gui</span> being default> <span =
class=3DSpellE>hda</span>=3D16383<span
class=3DGramE>,16,64</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>What exactly that means, you got me. But it works. =
Great
– now I can install. I have run through this install with both OS9 =
and
OSX on the machine, together, separate partitions, one or the other =
(either OS9
only or OSX only) and <span class=3DSpellE>linux</span> only (i.e. =
taking the
entire drive). I ALWAYS get to the same part, it completely installs and =
asks
if I want to install the <span class=3DSpellE>bootloader</span> onto =
/dev/<span
class=3DSpellE>hda</span># (whatever number partition the bootstrap is =
marked
for, the number of course depends on my partition set up), then it fails =
with
the following error:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DSpellE><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>TypeError</span></font></spa=
n><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>: bad
operand type(s) for +<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span =
style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'>  =
; </span>File
“./<span class=3DSpellE>bootloader.py</span>”, line 463, in =
configure<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span =
style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'>  =
; </span><span
class=3DSpellE>Self.append</span>=3D<span =
class=3DSpellE>self.append</span> =3D
(“%s =3D <span class=3DSpellE>ide-scsi</span>” % =
device)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span =
style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'>  =
; </span>File
“./<span class=3DSpellE>template.py</span>”, line 57, in =
__call__<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span =
style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'>  =
; </span>Return
<span class=3DSpellE><span =
class=3DGramE>self.configure</span></span><span
class=3DGramE>(</span><span =
class=3DSpellE>args</span>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Now, I have seen a less detailed couple of messages
mentioning the “<span class=3DSpellE>bootloader.py</span>” =
with no
follow-ups or solution. The error tells me to email this error/bug =
report to
the email address <a =
href=3D"mailto:bugs@xxxxx.yellowdog.whatever">bugs@xxxxx.yellowdog.whatev=
er</a>
which I have done THREE times. I have received no help. Is this a =
showstopper
that I just say “hell with it” and go order Mandrake (which =
no
store in </span></font><st1:State><st1:place><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
=
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Kansas</span></font></st1:pl=
ace></st1:State><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> carries) or
can someone help? I have been running Linux on x86 platforms since the =
386 and <span
class=3DSpellE>RedHat</span> Linux 1.x so I am pretty familiar with =
Linux and how
it works. Feel free to include as much technical information as might be
helpful and I should be able to follow without too much difficulty. =
Yellow
Dog’s site, docs and otherwise have been absolutely NO help so I =
hope
someone here can lend a hand.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D4 color=3D"#003366" face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;color:#003366;mso-no-proof:yes'>***************=
*<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D4 color=3D"#003366" face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;color:#003366;mso-no-proof:yes'>Terrence T. =
Cox<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>http://www.mistersensitivity.com<o:p></o:p></spa=
n></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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