Now stuck on 3.0.1, 4.0 said 'no'

[Cian Duffy]

What machine model are you on again? You are trying to boot off CD and
not using BootX?

Cian


On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:30:58 -0500, Andrew <virgule88 at videotron.ca> wrote:
> huh.. I decided it was time to re-partition my disks in order to get
> ready for 4.0.1 and leave some room for the possibility to install some
> other distros in parallel.. I always used burned ISOs for 4.0
> installations but now, since I have bought the full boxset, I tried with
> the official CDs but they just wont work. It mount loop0
> /mnt/source/YellowDog/something.img fd is 16 then umount it right after
> and complain there is no CD in the drive. No FTP/HTTP/CDROM install
> possible. NFS is out-of-sight. I've hit this dialog a few times with the
> ISOs but a simple hit on the 'OK' button usually make it goes. The
> 'real' CDs never worked... even after 50+ 'OK' hit.
> 
>  Im both crying and laughing. I recall YD3 is used to be rock solid and
> speedy, you know.. In the install i am currently on, YDL3, well.. thats
> SAD to say but its NOT what its used to be. Its all crap for my eyes. I
> fear to print my real thoughts in here but I have regrets about how I've
> spend my money... There is a trick. There must be one. Out of nothing,
> yum say 'Not using FTP or HTTP for servers - aborting. The localhost
> name vanished and substituted for something real weird like
> 12J1F2512G45FH4JG5FJ4H5F1 (keyboard vomit) What shall I be thinking of
> this? Something is different every time I re-install. I missed YD3 speed
> but as it is right now, on a bare Personal Desktop install...haaaaa..a
> full fledge YD4 look like a speed demon. Its never been that weird.
> There is no focus. No consistency. Its in a loop, a subtle prison. How
> is that so? Why do I have such thoughts?!? What about something that
> actually work, CONSISTANTLY? ..because 'its free'?!? Then, thats sick.
> How is that possible unless someone make this happen?
> What do f**k am I doing here anyway?!?
> 
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