[ydl-gen] Installation

[Thomas Carlson]

Here's a link about installing Debian on a machine like yours.  Maybe it will help.

http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=43326

Cheers, Tom
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On Nov 13, 2010, at 5:45 AM, Luix Gaztañaga wrote:

> Hello,
> Thanks for the emails I have received.Thanks Derick Centeno and Dale Swanson. Well, the first installation I didn't use the disk utility to format the hard drive.I use the cds ( I can't use dvds)directly. Afterwards I have tried with two live cds :Fedora 8 and ubuntu 5.10 The installations haven`t worked. Yesterday I tried using the disk utility and reinstalling YDL 5.0.2 and I don't know why the installation was in text mode.After more than an hour the installation was completed but in the first boot a login was required. During the installation the only login I created was the root and I gave the computer such a username . He dismissed it and he wanted to change my root password. I have read the install guide that Dale mentioned.I think I am in text mode and don't  know how to change to graphic mode and launch the desktop. Perhaps I haven't launch a package called X. I don't know. My computer features are these:
> Imac
> PowerPc  G3, 500 MHz, 256 Kb caché.1Gb Sdram and AGP 2X
> Hard drive:20 Gb
> Graphic card:ATI RAGE 128 Pro with 16 Mb Sdram
> Cd-RW device
> 
> I am disappointed after so many attempts in different distros. Any help would be appreciated
> Regards
> 
> 2010/11/12 Dale Swanson <testdir at mac.com>
> Luix Gaztañaga,
> 
> I reviewed the installation procedures and successfully installed YDL 5 on a spare Macintosh G4 tower with 1GB of RAM and a 60 GB hard drive. The GUI installation worked fine, and it booted into the Linux GUI after installation.
> 
> It may be that your system hardware is not up to the requirements of the Installation. According to "A Guide to Installing YELLOW DOG LINUX 5.0.2 for Apple PowerPC" [<ydl5.0.2_apple_guide.pdf>], the text installer "is used with systems whose graphics cards or monitors are not readily supported or systems with less than 200MB RAM." This may limit your GUI options after installation as well. One alternative would be to try a YDL Linux 4 release, though it may be less secure and robust.
> 
> If your hardware choices are limited Linux may still be a viable option, but it does require time and effort to perform usefully.  Even so, I have found the challenge worthwhile.
> 
> Regards,
> Dale
> 
> 
> 
> On Nov 6, 2010, at 8:18 PM, Luix Gaztañaga wrote:
> 
>> The thing is that I have an old imac and before throwing to the trash I would like to run any  Linux distro in a rather easy way ( without using terminal). Is that possible without  getting frustrated?.I have tried, kubuntu 10.10, xubuntu 10.10, debian 5.0,,ubuntu 8.04,,ubuntu 6.10 . I have a similar situation to Yellow Dog with Debian but I can't reach the desktop. Linux will be free software but it is not user friendly.
>> 
>> 2010/11/7 . <ddxxlll at gmail.com>
>> Not on a POWERPC based cpu.
>> Powerpc arcetecture is only used by older macs.
>> Any x86 or x64 based distro will be easier.
>> 
>> Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and all other pre-compiled linux is easir.
>> Gentoo you compile it yourself, and its a 11/10 on how hard it is to install.
>> You have to script a compiler to compile the kernal then compiles all the sources onto it. Takes 3 days man.
>> 
>> Lol means laugh out loud.
>> Get a x86 or x64 computer (all new macs and windows)
>> 
>> 
>> On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Luix Gaztañaga <luixgaz at gmail.com> wrote:
>> What is Lol?. Is there a distro easy to install without being a geek? I would like an installation without being a nightmare.Today I have spent  the whole day  installing the  bloody Yellow Dog  without success.
>> 
>> 2010/11/7 . <ddxxlll at gmail.com>
>> 
>> Lol no
>> 
>> 
>> On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Luix Gaztañaga <luixgaz at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I would like a distro that I can see the desktop properly wihout configuring after installing.Is gentoo like that?
>> 
>> 2010/11/6 . <ddxxlll at gmail.com>
>> 
>> Install gentoo
>> 
>> On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 11:39 AM, Luix Gaztañaga <luixgaz at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I have installed 5.0.2 in my imac g3 but when I boot I have a black screen with a login . I don't have any idea to solve this situation . What do I have to do? Any help will be welcomed.
>> Regards
>> 
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