Install on a Beige G3

[Barry]

On 12 Apr 2005 16:09:07 -0500, Jim Ricken <jsac346 at hotpop.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 2005-04-11 at 09:23, Barry wrote:
> > Thanks to you and to John Wright and others for the suggestions. I
> > downloaded the current YDL 4, and finally succeeded to get a system on
> > the machine, and running. But there are a couple problems. Any insight
> > would be appreciated.
> >
> > The installer balked the first two times, but actually started on the
> > third and ran through. Twice (once with python, which would have been
> > inconvenient) I was told I had CD errors, but I chose to try again and
> > the installer eventually loaded all the software before crashing, as
> > explained in the link below.
> >
> > Of course by using the latest version, I got kernel 2.6.10 installed
> > along with everything else, but I had 2.6.8 on the Mac partition for
> > BootX, so I have no modules.
> >
> > There were two obvious problems:
> > 1. I had put in a 100mb Adaptec ethernet card but it wasn't recognized
> > 2. The DMA was turned off for my CDROM (blacklisted say the logs)
> >
> > I copied the newer kernel to the Mac side and tried that. It of course
> > has its modules and it booted up fine. But I had no useable ethernet.
> > The logs say it loaded the tulip driver. The logs also show that
> > pcmcia started. But no ethernet was active. (But the CD DMA was OK).
> >
> > I guess I'll try compiling a new 2.6.8 kernel for the modules. But
> > were there problems with Adaptec ethernet cards on those machines?
> 
> Hey Barry
> I'm glad you've got ydl 4 instaled on your G3
> I never could get it installed on my Mac 8600
> I do not know if the Sonnet/Cresendo G4 upgrade proc card caused it not
> to install or what and I even booted with the same kernel you did.
> So I'm stumped Anyone have any comments/solutions to this?
> Mac 8600
> Sonnet Cresendo G4 400Mhz proc card
> ATI Rage128 15meg video card
> 496megs Ram
> 
> Thanks Jim
> 

An 8600 is my next project. It's my last ancient Mac, but mine has a
G3 upgrade card. I'll let you know if I have any luck.