[ydl-gen] YDL 5 installation on Xserve

[Kai Staats]

Atro,

> I finally decided to get rid of YDL 2.3 and replace it with the current
> 5.0.2 version on the Xserve (G4, 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 2*60 GB IDE drives).
>
> I can't install from CDs.  The "yellowdog-5.0.2-20070627-disc1.iso"
> boots from CD, but the on-board IDE on the Xserve does not appear to
> be supported so the on-board CD drive is invisible.  I also can't boot
> the machine from an external FireWire DVD, it seems.  So I'm booting
> from CD, but installing the contents of the 7/11 DVD on a system
> booted from the 6/27 CDs is impossible, so I have to copy the contents
> of the 6/27 CDs to somewhere on the network (or onto a FireWire
> portable drive) and install from there.

Ugh. I am looking into this with my team ...

kai