YDL 2.2 Install on external Firewire drive on TiBook 667 - How?

[JHSJ]

I have found firewire to be virtually unusable in linux (Yellowdog or 
otherwise).
I could get the devices to mount (eventually, and sporadically) but (for 
example) cp or mv something large to the firewire drive, or from one 
partition to another and it would lock up.  The drivers just aren't 
ready (as of about 1 month ago--even when I compiled the latest kernels, 
benh's source, kernel.org and ppckernel.org sources, etc)

I would be thrilled if you let me know about your progress.

Jeff

On Sunday, June 23, 2002, at 08:26 PM, Chris Ruprecht wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> I have MacOS X 10.1.5 installed on my TiBook on the entire internal 
> drive. I'm not extremely happy with the OS and would like to install 
> YDL 2.2 on the machine. I have an external 30 GB drive, connected via 
> FireWire and I want to use it in it's entirety for YDL. I have recently 
> played a lot with RedHat Linux on an Acer notebook and that convinced 
> me, that the time has come for me to try Linux on this machine again. I 
> have used YDL (1.2 and 2.0) before on my PowerBook G3 but not, since I 
> got the TiBook. I can not install it on the G3, since that has changed 
> ownership - it now belongs to my wife, and I don't dare touch it ;-).
>
> I have scanned the list and there is some mention that you can install 
> YDL and access FireWire devices, but there is no mention of actually 
> booting off a FW drive. Is that at all possible? What do I need to do 
> to et this working right?
>
> Best regards,
> Chris
>
> Chris Ruprecht
> 1505 Fort Clark Boulevard #1-205 * Gainesville, FL 32606
> E-mail: chrup@earthlink.net