YDL on a hopped-up 8600 ... i know it MIGHT, but WILL IT?

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thx!  time to "dig in" ...

richard

-- On Saturday, September 11, 2004 9:57 AM +0100  Julius Naim <julius.naim@fairadsl.co.uk> wrote:


> Hi Richard
>
>>> BootX was easy to configure, capture the cache settings etc
>>>
>>> I did run into a problem booting from my SCSI drive but update the
>>> kernel to
>>> 2.6.5 from http://www.ppckernel.org/ and was up and away.
>>
>> as far as you know, does YDL v4 "win" you anything? which kernel is it
> built on ... (i'm sure its on the site somehwere ...)
>
> I really wouldn't know as I'm just using YDL 3.  I'm waiting for 4 to come
> out, as you can see from the site the RC3 is available to the YDL.net
> advanced.  It's based on the Fedora core so all the packages should be more
> up to date.  Someone who is actually using would be able to tell you but I
> presume the kernel is most likely the latest in the YDL Kernel tree on the
> link above.  BootX makes it quite easy to try different kernels by renaming
> different ones in the Linux Kernels folder in the MacOS System Folder
>
>>> I wouldn't know about the NICs but the ATA card is a definite.
>>
>> fair enuf. tho, you don't HAVE an ATA card, do you?  its a true scsi card,
> no? or am i mistaken?
>>
>> in all your iterations, tho, did you successfully boot from a
> NON-motherboard connected drive?  i don't have one ... just the ATA card.
>
> As far as I know you'll find it will boot no problem.  It all depends upon
> the kernel you boot from and whether it supports the card.
>
> I'm booting from the internal SCSI and had to update to 2.6.5 kernel as I
> didn't know what kernel arguments to give to
> 2.4.x kernel for the int SCSI.  I did try to install to the UW SCSI but ran
> into problems similar to;
> http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/pipermail/yellowdog-newbie/2003-June/003
> 668.html
> I hadn't found this link at the time so opted for the int SCSI
>
>>> Have a look at netBSD as an alternative option if you're not going to
>>> be using the machine as a desktop but I don't really know the pros and
>>> cons yet, I've got mountains of old hardware and am trying different
>>> options out myself.  I like the fact it deals with the pre v3 open
>>> firmware
>>
>> do you, perchance, have a URL for the ppc port?
>
> http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/
>
> As your Mac's OF is 1.0.5 like mine it'll default to a serial console so
> make sure you've got a serial cable and another computer to run suitable
> terminal software.  Printing the install guide is a must as it covers
> everything in detail.  A tip, it recommends printing the guide and throwing
> away sections that aren't relevant to your machine, do it!  Some of the OF
> v3 sections can really throw you off.
>
> Any way I think you'd be better served by YDL
>
>>> Like I say, I'm new to all this just give it a go and see what you run
> into.
>>>
>>> Ta
>>
>> likewise,
>>
>> richard
>
> If you look at the reply to my sound problem there's a link to a great FAQ
> site, I think we'll both be making good use of it!
>
> Let me know how you get on!
>
> Julius
>
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