first time installer woes - Some answered, some not
Jon Holman
yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Sun, 11 Aug 2002 03:40:14 -0500
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From: Jon Holman=20
To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com=20
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 12:47 AM
Subject: first time installer woes
Hi Everyone,
I am not new to Linux but I am new to the Mac. I am trying to install =
2.3. I have 28 MB of RAM and a 235 MB HDD on OS 8.5 on a 7100/66. I =
added a second scsi disk (2.1GB) to the chain. It is not an Apple disk =
and the machine does not recognize it. The steps I have done so far:
-Set the disk to terminate from the bus as this is recommended by =
Apple. (Tried setting active termination on drive also as this is =
supported by the Seagate ST32550N)
-Set the ID to 5. My Internal HDD is at 0 and the CD is at 3.
Ended up setting the new HDD to ID 1. Set disk sync and startup =
jumpers. Disk showed up. But unsupported
-Performed setup to the point that I got the bootx installer loaded =
hoping that Linux would take over and find the disk.
Resovled
-Restarted after installing the loader and got Error 10. The only =
explanation I got was to restart and hold down the shift key to kill =
extensions presumably because the Mac didn't recognize it.
Not resolved
The only conclusion is that the Mac is not seeing an Apple signature =
on the disk. I really do not want to buy a formatter program.
Disk shows up as unsupported. Does anyone know how to get around this =
except for buying fwb software?
I am writing an article on this and I am trying the newsgroups first =
before I call YDL. Help me out and get your name up in lights ;o)
Thanks
Jon
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Everyone,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am not new to Linux but I am new to =
the=20
Mac. I am trying to install 2.3. I have 28 MB of RAM and a =
235 MB=20
HDD on OS 8.5 on a 7100/66. I added a second scsi disk (2.1GB) =
to the=20
chain. It is not an Apple disk and the machine does not =
recognize=20
it. The steps I have done so far:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Set the disk to terminate from the =
bus as this=20
is recommended by Apple. (Tried setting active termination on drive =
also as=20
this is supported by the Seagate ST32550N)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Set the ID to 5. My Internal =
HDD is at 0=20
and the CD is at 3.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ended up setting the new HDD to ID =
1. Set=20
disk sync and startup jumpers. Disk showed up. But=20
unsupported</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Performed setup to the point that I =
got the=20
bootx installer loaded hoping that Linux would take over and find the=20
disk.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Resovled</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Restarted after installing the =
loader and got=20
Error 10. The only explanation I got was to restart and hold =
down the=20
shift key to kill extensions presumably because the Mac didn't =
recognize=20
it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Not resolved</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The only conclusion is that the Mac =
is not seeing=20
an Apple signature on the disk. I really do not want to buy a =
formatter=20
program.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Disk shows up as unsupported. =
Does anyone=20
know how to get around this except for buying fwb =
software?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am writing an article on this and I =
am trying=20
the newsgroups first before I call YDL. Help me out and get your =
name up=20
in lights ;o)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jon</FONT></DIV>
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