help booting CD ROM ... over and over...and over again

[Dan Kahmann]

I paid for mine ! ? 
(didn't have time to D/L it over a dial-up connection !)



> [Original Message]
> From: Norberto Quintanar <nquintanar@yahoo.com>
> To: <yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> Date: 3/20/2004 7:49:11 PM
> Subject: Re: help booting CD ROM ... over and over...
>
>
> --- Dan Kahmann <dkah197@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > Gentlemen , (...if the shoe fits, wear it)
> > 
> > I see many many posts reference people having problems booting the
> > YDL CD.
> > As I was,
> > at one point, one of those ppl, I know where they are coming
> > from... YDL
> > was actually my first 
> > "real" experience with Macs.. Aside from the occasional Oregon
> > Trail , or a
> > peek over someones shoulders..
> > while they were busy clicking away - suffice to say , I knew that
> > MAC was
> > from Apple, and different
> > from Intel/IBM compatibles in a hardware fashion - but that was
> > about the
> > extent of my "MAC ATTACK"
> > .... what I did discover was that the boot process was weird - I
> > attacked
> > it thinking that it shouldn't be too hard to figure out - which was
> > a
> > mistake... To make a long story short - I see these posts all the
> > time now
> > and it makes me wonder if anyone has told YDL that they should put
> > the info
> > about this on their web site in an EASY to find location... so that
> > all
> > these poor folks having the same problem could get it resolved
> > quickly..
> >  - -- I know, RTFM , right ? But then again , we all know better !
> > 
> > Take Care !
> > Dan K
>
> Dan,
>
> I'm more of a STFW person.  but agree with you that if YDL wanted
> their market share to go up against the other PPC distros they would
> make a better install guide.  Which makes me wonder if they do want a
> bigger market share.  
>
> One difference I've noticed about PC ppl and Mac ppl is that PC ppl
> are used to having things not work.  BSOD's, crashes, and lockups are
> a way of life.  There was even a time when everyone would say, "When
> in doubt reboot!"  Mac ppl are used to having things work seamlessly,
> for the most part.  I understand from googling that OS 8.5 was a real
> waste of bytes, but for the most part Mac hardware and its
> accompanied software works really well.  Watch any mac user with a
> digital "anything" connect it to a mac, seamless.  Try THAT on a PC! 
> First you have to load drivers, then reboot, then hope it gets
> recognized.  If not check to see if the firmwares are compatible,
> etc... ad nauseum.  Which leads me to linux in general.  People who
> learned linux before "discovering" macs seem used to "hacking" their
> hardware, software and installs.  Whereas linux newbies whose main
> platform has been PPC have a hard time.  I agree with you that this
> problem could be solved if the install manual were written better. 
> But then again it's free...  
>
> Norberto Quintanar	
> --http://www.geocities.com/nquintanar
>
>
> =====
> --Norberto Quintanar 
>
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way."  
> --Norberto Quintanar
>
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