Install YDL 2.2 on Beige G3

[Rob Brandt]

Ryan;

I did nearly the same install as you about 2 weeks ago. I had no problems. 
The only differences between your setup and mine are that you have a lot 
more memory, I'm on OS9.1, mine is a revision B tower, and the CD drive.

Rob


At 04:20 PM 5/19/02 -0400, you wrote:
>I've been running into problems installing YDL 2.2 on my Beige G3.
>
>Specifically, the installer (both text based and GUI based) freezes while
>installing the packages. The freeze rarely occurs at the same spot twice.
>
>Here's the procedure I've been following:
>
>Installing on separate drive from Mac OS 9.
>
>I've downloaded and burned the 2.2 ISO image using Toast Titanium. Disk
>mounts in OS 9, and installer runs in linux install setup.
>
>Use drive setup to initialize 4GB hard drive, set partition to
>"Unallocated."
>
>Use BootX, and select text based (or GUI based, I've tried both) RAM disk
>that BootX installs in the System Folder.
>
>I've checked & unchecked "Force SCSI ON," and tried installing with and
>without "Force Video Settings." Both return the same unsuccessful results.
>
>The installer takes me through the usual steps, I add the 3 required
>partitions - 10MB boot, 256MB swap, Maximum ext2.
>
>Formats, partitions disk.
>
>I chose to install "Everything."
>
>The installer reads the packages from the CD, then transfers them, then
>begins to install the files. However, the installer ALWAYS freezes at some
>point during the install. It sometimes freezes half-way through, other times
>it freezes after installing just 3 files. At other times, it freezes after
>installing 10 files. I haven't found any pattern or correlation to why it
>freezes.
>
>If I'm installing using the GUI, my cursor becomes immobilized, and my
>keyboard becomes cold as ice (I push caps lock, and the light doesn't come
>on, similar result for num lock.) If I'm using the text based installer,
>then just the latter effects are visible. It rarely freezes on a specific
>file, but somewhat randomly.
>
>I've tried downloading 2 different ISO images from two different FTP
>mirrors, one at PSU, and another from Australia. Both exhibit the same
>result - a frozen installer at some point during installation.
>
>Thoughts, ideas, any input to save me from ripping out my last remaining
>strands of hair!?!
>
>Here's my system specs:
>
>Rev. 1 Beige (Gossamer) G3 @ 233Mhz
>Mac OS 9.2.2 (loaded on a separate Seagate Barracuda 4GB SCSI drive)
>384 MB Ram
>Pioneer DVR-A03 DVD/RW drive (I'm thinking this might be the culprit)
>Installing to ATA 4GB Quantum FireBall hard drive (the drive the computer
>originally shipped with)
>
>Cheers,
>
>Ryan
>
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