YDL 3.0.1 installation and black screen

[Daniel Gimpelevich]

What you want is "install-safe" with the hyphen.
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> From: Einbert <einbert@bluewin.ch>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Newsgroups: gmane.linux.yellowdog.general
> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 01:27:13 +0100
> Subject: YDL 3.0.1 installation and black screen
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I try to install YDL 3.0.1 on my bi-500 G4 (ATI Rage Pro 128) with a
> 17" Apple TFT display (when booting form cd), but I have the following
> problem : I want to install in text mode, because I know from past
> experience with YDL 3.0, that it does not work on this computer, but
> worked in text mode, and when I type at the boot prompt install text
> (install-text appears not to work), then I have like a quick white
> flash, and then the screen stays desperately black, as if I had try the
> graphical installation. What is strange, is that it worked with 3.0,
> but no more with 3.0.1 ! Have I missed something ? I have the feeling
> that typing install and install text has actually exactly the same
> effect : black screen ! I.e install and install text both starts
> installation process in graphical mode.
> How can I do that it works again with the installation in text mode ?
> 
> Thank you
> 
> Einbert