Install error Yellow Dog Linux 3.0.1--ANSWER FROM TERRASOFT

[Norberto Quintanar]

More recent than 3.0.1!!!?  Huh!?  I'd switch to Mandrake....  After
I fought to get my $$$$$$ back...  At least they didn't tell you to
go search the newbie list archives...  now that would've been a hoot!

--- "Paul N. Schatz" <pns@virginia.edu> wrote:
> 	I have just received the following reply frrom terrasoft 
> regarding the problem described below:
> 
> "Mon Feb 09, 2004 ... 04:08:43 pm
> 
> Paul,
> 
> It looks like you need a more recent version of YDL. Even with
> MacOS 
> X journaling disabled, new OS X does something to HFS+ that stock
> YDL 
> can't handle. You can either download new ISOs, or if you like,
> send 
> your CDs back and we'll send out a replacement set that is newer.
> 
> Here's the link for those ISOs:
> 
> http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/resources/ftp_mirrors.shtml
> 
> Let me know which you would like to do. I may just try to ship you
> a 
> newest set. You can give the older set to a friend. Would that be 
> best? "
> 
> Thank You,
>   Tech Support
> ***********************************
> 
> 	My original message:
> 
> 	I just attempted to install 3.0.1 and got an unhandled 
> exception error at the step where I choose to use Disk Druid to do 
> the partitioning. (Same error if I choose to do the partitioning 
> using the advanced user method.  I don't want to try automatic 
> partitioning.)
> 
> 	The setup is a DP 500 MHz Mac using OS 10.3.2 (journaling 
> enabled).  The yellowdog installation is being attempted on a
> second 
> 20 GB internal ATA hard drive in which OS 10.3.2 is on the second 
> half of this drive and the yellowdog installation is being
> attempted 
> on the first half which has been prepared as described in the 
> Companion to Installing booklet as an untitled free space
> partition.
> 
> 	Is there any obvious reason why this shouldn't work?  Any 
> suggestions much appreciated.
> 
> 	Paul
> 
> P.S.  Last lines of error message are:
> File "/usr/lib/anaconda/fs set.py", line 61 in fileSystemTypeGet 
> return fileSystemTypes [key]
> key error: Apple HFS
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> Paul Schatz
> Chem Dept
> University of Virginia
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