YDL 3.0 won't boot from CD

[Reid Beels]

I have a similar issue, but my CD begins to boot and then panics after  
the IDE initialization. Any ideas?
--Reid

On Wednesday, May 7, 2003, at 02:37  PM, Bob Sams wrote:

> I got the YDL 3.0 CD set to install on a Powerbook 266 (14.1" screen)  
> using BootX.
> The settings I used are as follows.
> Follow the instructions in the BootX folder on the CD.  It's readable  
> in Mac OS 9.2. (Note the pdisk bug elsewhere in this list and at the  
> top of the support page at YDL's web site.
> Select BootX from control panels.
> select the "vmlinx2.4.20....boot kernel
> click options and select force video and use ramdisk...select  
> ramdisk.gz
> click ok
> select no video driver
> in the arguments box, put video=atyfb,vmode:14
> click Linux.  It should go to the installer.
> (lots of installation here)
> NOTE:  Watch for the bootloader screen that says you have an "Old  
> World" mac.  NOTE THE PARTITION NUMBER OF YOUR root partition.   
> /dev/hdaXX where XX is the number at the bottom of that text.
> When the installer is done, reboot back into Mac OS9 or whatever
> Select the other kernel (without boot at the end)
> Click options and deselect use ramdisk
> put the hd partition location in the little box (you did write it  
> down, right?)
> Leave the video argument the same.
> Save to prefs.
> Click Linux.
> It should go.  Good luck.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> Robert Davis wrote:
>> I think you are on to something here, Ken.  The Install Guide does  
>> not list them, but I seem to remember installing YDL 2.0 via BootX  
>> way back when.   I will act as though it's OldWorld, try it that way,  
>> and
>> report back.
>> Thanks for taking the time to help out,
>> Robert On Wed,  7 May 2003 05:53:31 -0600
>> Ken Simpson <ksimpson@ydl.net> wrote:
>>> Quoting Robert Davis <bobdhome@sonic.net>:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Attempting to install YDL 3.0 on Powerbook 233, but YDL 3 will not  
>>>> boot
>>>> from the CD -- have tried changing the Startup Disk control panel,  
>>>> tried
>>>> holding down the 'c' key on startup.  It just hangs for a while and  
>>>> then
>>>> boots into OS 9.  I would like to use the "incredible new installer"
>>>> before I resort to figuring out how to install manually.  Any help  
>>>> would
>>>> be greatly appreciated -- I'm stuck without an OS!
>>>>
>>>
>>> Isn't a Powerbook 233 (Wallstreet?) Old World? I don't believe you'll
>>> be able to book from CD regardless of whether the disks are 650MB or
>>> 700MB. I was under the impression that Old World machines required  
>>> bootx to boot linux. I used bootx to install ydl 3.0 on my >>> Wallstreet
>>> using the new installer.
>>>
>>> Ken
>>>
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