NOT : Re: YDL 3.0 won't boot from CD

[Robert Davis]

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Bob,

Thanks a lot.  Yes, it turns out my Powerbook is an Oldworld type and that
was my problem (Install Guide says G3 Powerbooks are NewWorld but
apparently that's not true before 1999).  Your video args for the 
BootX options screen were helpful, too.   

Once I followed the instructions for OldWorld ROM, the installation was
a breeze (okay, a little problem with the video display defaults) 
-- the installer was easy to use with wise defaults everywhere.
Great job on the installer, People of the Yellow Dog!

Robert Davis


On Wed, 07 May 2003 14:37:23 -0700
Bob Sams <rwsams@pacbell.net> 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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