total newb question (Ed)
ed
yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
23 Dec 2002 14:28:13 -0500
thanks. tutorial did the trick. f7 is the new home of my mock
right-click. :)
~ ed
On Mon, 2002-12-23 at 13:42, Angus M.Macdonald wrote:
> here is yellow dog's page on it:
> http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/support/solutions/general/mouseemu.shtml
> one of the major complaints i have with the support files on ydl's site
> is that **nothing** is dated. while not a problem in this case it does
> call into doubt the usefulness of many tips.
>
> On Sunday, December 22, 2002, at 01:44 PM,
> yellowdog-newbie-request@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com wrote:
>
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> > 1. RE: apt-get in YDL 2.3 (Brett Brewer)
> > 2. failing when attempting to update ibook video via fix (Ed)
> > 3. total newb question (Ed)
> > 4. CD/Installation/Everything problems (Michael Richardson)
> > 5. Re: CD/Installation/Everything problems (Michael Richardson)
> > 6. Re: CD/Installation/Everything problems (ed)
> > 7. Re: CD/Installation/Everything problems (Joe Villari)
> > 8. Re: CD/Installation/Everything problems (Lowell Premer)
> > 9. Re: CD/Installation/Everything problems (Michael Richardson)
> > 10. network install (Josh Ostrow)
> >
> > --__--__--
> >
> > Message: 1
> > From: "Brett Brewer" <brett@brettbrewer.com>
> > To: <yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> > Subject: RE: apt-get in YDL 2.3
> > Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 14:53:23 -0500
> > Reply-To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> >
> > You need to run "apt-get update packagename" where packagname is the
> > name of
> > the package you want to update. If you don't include a package name,
> > apt-get
> > will do something, but I'm not sure what.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: yellowdog-newbie-admin@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> > [mailto:yellowdog-newbie-admin@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com]On Behalf
> > Of
> > Rob LeFebvre
> > Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 12:45 AM
> > To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> > Cc: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> > Subject: apt-get in YDL 2.3
> >
> >
> > Hi all!
> >
> > Trying to update everything here in an attempt to learn how. I've run
> > apt-get
> > update, and I get the following error:
> >
> > rpmdb: region error detected; run recovery.
> > error: db3 error(-30987) from dbenv->open: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal
> > error, run
> > data base recovery
> > error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - (-30987)
> > E: could not open RPM database:cannot open Packages index using db3 -
> > (-30987)
> >
> >
> > Any idea on how to recover a database? Which database?
> > Thanks!
> > Rob
> > --
> > --
> > Sent from the Linux Box of Rob LeFebvre
> > Yellow Dog Linux 2.3
> > _______________________________________________
> > yellowdog-newbie mailing list
> > yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie
> >
> >
> > --__--__--
> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 15:46:44 -0500
> > Subject: failing when attempting to update ibook video via fix
> > Cc: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> > To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> > From: Ed <ed@throughbeingcool.org>
> > Reply-To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> >
> > trying to update ibook video fix (packages here:
> > http://stage.terraplex.com/~dburcaw/newibook/)
> >
> > get the following error message when attempting to run
> > kernel-2.4.20-0.7d.ppc.rpm
> >
> > error: failed dependencies:
> > modutils >= 2.4.18 is needed by kernel-2.4.20-0.7d
> > mkinitrd >= 3.4.13 is needed by kernel-2.4.20-0.7d
> >
> > any ideas what this means? (total newb here. thanks.)
> >
> >
> > --__--__--
> >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 15:51:09 -0500
> > Subject: total newb question
> > From: Ed <ed@throughbeingcool.org>
> > To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> > Reply-To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> >
> > how do i emulate the right-click in ydl?
> >
> >
> >
> > --__--__--
> >
> > Message: 4
> > From: "Michael Richardson" <mtrichardson@ctcweb.net>
> > To: <yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> > Subject: CD/Installation/Everything problems
> > Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 04:44:45 -0700
> > Reply-To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> >
> > Okay. Here's the deal.
> > I've got a G3-Lombard PowerBook that I'm trying to put YellowDog on.
> > The
> > main problem arises in that I can't get the CD to boot- the folder
> > needs to
> > be blessed. I want to wipe out the Mac OS and just run fully
> > YellowDog.
> > How do I do that since the CD won't boot? Is it possible?
> >
> > Oh, I also accidently moved the ROM file around (don't ask) and so now
> > I
> > can't get into the OS... any advice on how to get past that problem?
> >
> > I bought the PowerBook on eBay a while back, so I don't have any system
> > disks. Also, my only access to a burner is with my Windows machine-
> > hence
> > the main problem making the CD bootable in Mac.
> >
> > Does anyone have any ideas or help? I guess my basic questions are, is
> > there any way I can start the YellowDog installation (with no worries
> > about
> > saving the Mac partitions) without having a bootable CD or make that CD
> > Mac-bootable under Windows?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -Michael
> >
> >
> > --__--__--
> >
> > Message: 5
> > From: "Michael Richardson" <mtrichardson@ctcweb.net>
> > To: <yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> > Subject: Re: CD/Installation/Everything problems
> > Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 04:54:59 -0700
> > Reply-To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> >
> > I just tried putting the contents of the install folder in the root
> > directory of the CD and then going into Open Firmware. After that, I
> > typed
> > 'boot cd:ofboot.b". The screen flashed (my heart jumped) and then
> > went back
> > to the OF screen with "can't OPEN: cd:,\\yaboot". Trying the same
> > thing
> > with yaboot instead of ofboot.b produces the same error message
> > (though no
> > screen flashing).
> >
> > I am by no means an OF guru- the only reason I know those commands is
> > from
> > looking around in archives. I don't even know if they are the right
> > commands- but they do produce a result.
> >
> > So.. any help would be greatly appreciated.
> > -M
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael Richardson" <mtrichardson@ctcweb.net>
> > To: <yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 4:44 AM
> > Subject: CD/Installation/Everything problems
> >
> >
> >> Okay. Here's the deal.
> >> I've got a G3-Lombard PowerBook that I'm trying to put YellowDog on.
> >> The
> >> main problem arises in that I can't get the CD to boot- the folder
> >> needs
> > to
> >> be blessed. I want to wipe out the Mac OS and just run fully
> >> YellowDog.
> >> How do I do that since the CD won't boot? Is it possible?
> >>
> >> Oh, I also accidently moved the ROM file around (don't ask) and so
> >> now I
> >> can't get into the OS... any advice on how to get past that problem?
> >>
> >> I bought the PowerBook on eBay a while back, so I don't have any
> >> system
> >> disks. Also, my only access to a burner is with my Windows machine-
> >> hence
> >> the main problem making the CD bootable in Mac.
> >>
> >> Does anyone have any ideas or help? I guess my basic questions are,
> >> is
> >> there any way I can start the YellowDog installation (with no worries
> > about
> >> saving the Mac partitions) without having a bootable CD or make that
> >> CD
> >> Mac-bootable under Windows?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> -Michael
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> yellowdog-newbie mailing list
> >> yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> >> http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie
> >
> >
> > --__--__--
> >
> > Message: 6
> > Subject: Re: CD/Installation/Everything problems
> > From: ed <ed@throughbeingcool.org>
> > To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> > Date: 22 Dec 2002 09:49:32 -0500
> > Reply-To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> >
> > i don't think anyone answers the posts on this list...
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 2002-12-22 at 06:54, Michael Richardson wrote:
> >> I just tried putting the contents of the install folder in the root
> >> directory of the CD and then going into Open Firmware. After that, I
> >> typed
> >> 'boot cd:ofboot.b". The screen flashed (my heart jumped) and then
> >> went back
> >> to the OF screen with "can't OPEN: cd:,\\yaboot". Trying the same
> >> thing
> >> with yaboot instead of ofboot.b produces the same error message
> >> (though no
> >> screen flashing).
> >>
> >> I am by no means an OF guru- the only reason I know those commands is
> >> from
> >> looking around in archives. I don't even know if they are the right
> >> commands- but they do produce a result.
> >>
> >> So.. any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >> -M
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Michael Richardson" <mtrichardson@ctcweb.net>
> >> To: <yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> >> Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 4:44 AM
> >> Subject: CD/Installation/Everything problems
> >>
> >>
> >>> Okay. Here's the deal.
> >>> I've got a G3-Lombard PowerBook that I'm trying to put YellowDog on.
> >>> The
> >>> main problem arises in that I can't get the CD to boot- the folder
> >>> needs
> >> to
> >>> be blessed. I want to wipe out the Mac OS and just run fully
> >>> YellowDog.
> >>> How do I do that since the CD won't boot? Is it possible?
> >>>
> >>> Oh, I also accidently moved the ROM file around (don't ask) and so
> >>> now I
> >>> can't get into the OS... any advice on how to get past that problem?
> >>>
> >>> I bought the PowerBook on eBay a while back, so I don't have any
> >>> system
> >>> disks. Also, my only access to a burner is with my Windows machine-
> >>> hence
> >>> the main problem making the CD bootable in Mac.
> >>>
> >>> Does anyone have any ideas or help? I guess my basic questions are,
> >>> is
> >>> there any way I can start the YellowDog installation (with no worries
> >> about
> >>> saving the Mac partitions) without having a bootable CD or make that
> >>> CD
> >>> Mac-bootable under Windows?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> -Michael
> >>>
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> yellowdog-newbie mailing list
> >>> yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> >>> http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> yellowdog-newbie mailing list
> >> yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> >> http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie
> >
> >
> >
> > --__--__--
> >
> > Message: 7
> > Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 09:57:11 -0500
> > To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> > From: Joe Villari <joev_nylxs@pipeline.com>
> > Subject: Re: CD/Installation/Everything problems
> > Reply-To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> >
> > Did you read the howto on booting with open firmware from YDL?
> >
> > http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/support/solutions/
> > http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/support/solutions/ydl_general/
> > boot_drive.shtml
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >> i don't think anyone answers the posts on this list...
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sun, 2002-12-22 at 06:54, Michael Richardson wrote:
> >>> I just tried putting the contents of the install folder in the root
> >>> directory of the CD and then going into Open Firmware. After that,
> >>> I typed
> >>> 'boot cd:ofboot.b". The screen flashed (my heart jumped) and
> >> then went back
> >>> to the OF screen with "can't OPEN: cd:,\\yaboot". Trying the same
> >>> thing
> >>> with yaboot instead of ofboot.b produces the same error message
> >>> (though no
> >>> screen flashing).
> >>>
> >>> I am by no means an OF guru- the only reason I know those commands
> >>> is from
> >>> looking around in archives. I don't even know if they are the right
> >>> commands- but they do produce a result.
> >>>
> >>> So.. any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >>> -M
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Michael Richardson" <mtrichardson@ctcweb.net>
> >>> To: <yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> >>> Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 4:44 AM
> >>> Subject: CD/Installation/Everything problems
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Okay. Here's the deal.
> >>>> I've got a G3-Lombard PowerBook that I'm trying to put YellowDog
> >>>> on. The
> >>>> main problem arises in that I can't get the CD to boot- the folder
> >>>> needs
> >>> to
> >>>> be blessed. I want to wipe out the Mac OS and just run fully
> >>>> YellowDog.
> >>>> How do I do that since the CD won't boot? Is it possible?
> >>>>
> >>>> Oh, I also accidently moved the ROM file around (don't ask) and so
> >>>> now I
> >>>> can't get into the OS... any advice on how to get past that problem?
> >>>>
> >>>> I bought the PowerBook on eBay a while back, so I don't have any
> >>>> system
> >>>> disks. Also, my only access to a burner is with my Windows
> >> machine- hence
> >>>> the main problem making the CD bootable in Mac.
> >>>>
> >>>> Does anyone have any ideas or help? I guess my basic questions
> >>>> are, is
> >>>> there any way I can start the YellowDog installation (with no
> >>>> worries
> >>> about
> >>>> saving the Mac partitions) without having a bootable CD or make
> >>>> that CD
> >>>> Mac-bootable under Windows?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>> -Michael
> >>>>
> >>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>> yellowdog-newbie mailing list
> >>>> yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> >>>> http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-
> >>>> newbie
> >>>
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> yellowdog-newbie mailing list
> >>> yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> >>> http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> yellowdog-newbie mailing list
> >> yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> >> http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie
> >
> >
> > --__--__--
> >
> > Message: 8
> > Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 09:46:10 -0600 (CST)
> > From: Lowell Premer <lowell@kc.rr.com>
> > To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> > Subject: Re: CD/Installation/Everything problems
> > Reply-To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> >
> > Hello, I'm answering your messages, but I don't know anything...:-P
> >
> > On 22 Dec 2002, ed wrote:
> >
> >> i don't think anyone answers the posts on this list...
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sun, 2002-12-22 at 06:54, Michael Richardson wrote:
> >>> I just tried putting the contents of the install folder in the root
> >>> directory of the CD and then going into Open Firmware. After that,
> >>> I typed
> >>> 'boot cd:ofboot.b". The screen flashed (my heart jumped) and then
> >>> went back
> >>> to the OF screen with "can't OPEN: cd:,\\yaboot". Trying the same
> >>> thing
> >>> with yaboot instead of ofboot.b produces the same error message
> >>> (though no
> >>> screen flashing).
> >>>
> >>> I am by no means an OF guru- the only reason I know those commands
> >>> is from
> >>> looking around in archives. I don't even know if they are the right
> >>> commands- but they do produce a result.
> >>>
> >>> So.. any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >>> -M
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Michael Richardson" <mtrichardson@ctcweb.net>
> >>> To: <yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> >>> Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 4:44 AM
> >>> Subject: CD/Installation/Everything problems
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Okay. Here's the deal.
> >>>> I've got a G3-Lombard PowerBook that I'm trying to put YellowDog
> >>>> on. The
> >>>> main problem arises in that I can't get the CD to boot- the folder
> >>>> needs
> >>> to
> >>>> be blessed. I want to wipe out the Mac OS and just run fully
> >>>> YellowDog.
> >>>> How do I do that since the CD won't boot? Is it possible?
> >>>>
> >>>> Oh, I also accidently moved the ROM file around (don't ask) and so
> >>>> now I
> >>>> can't get into the OS... any advice on how to get past that problem?
> >>>>
> >>>> I bought the PowerBook on eBay a while back, so I don't have any
> >>>> system
> >>>> disks. Also, my only access to a burner is with my Windows
> >>>> machine- hence
> >>>> the main problem making the CD bootable in Mac.
> >>>>
> >>>> Does anyone have any ideas or help? I guess my basic questions
> >>>> are, is
> >>>> there any way I can start the YellowDog installation (with no
> >>>> worries
> >>> about
> >>>> saving the Mac partitions) without having a bootable CD or make
> >>>> that CD
> >>>> Mac-bootable under Windows?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>> -Michael
> >>>>
> >>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>> yellowdog-newbie mailing list
> >>>> yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> >>>> http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-
> >>>> newbie
> >>>
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> yellowdog-newbie mailing list
> >>> yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> >>> http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> yellowdog-newbie mailing list
> >> yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> >> http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie
> >>
> >
> >
> > --__--__--
> >
> > Message: 9
> > From: "Michael Richardson" <mtrichardson@ctcweb.net>
> > To: <yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> > Subject: Re: CD/Installation/Everything problems
> > Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 11:16:18 -0700
> > Reply-To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> >
> > Now why couldn't I find that before...
> >
> > Alright, so that looks like it'll work perfectly. Now, the problem is
> > getting into Mac OS. Remember, I moved my ROM file about <coughcough>.
> > Amazingly enough, I have it on a CD. So, I either need to find a way
> > to
> > copy it from the CD to my system folder or tell Firmware to look on
> > the Mac
> > desktop (where the moved ROM file is). Or something else.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Joe Villari" <joev_nylxs@pipeline.com>
> > To: <yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 7:57 AM
> > Subject: Re: CD/Installation/Everything problems
> >
> >
> >> Did you read the howto on booting with open firmware from YDL?
> >>
> >> http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/support/solutions/
> >>
> > http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/support/solutions/ydl_general/
> > boot_drive.shtml
> >>
> >> Joe
> >>
> >>> i don't think anyone answers the posts on this list...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, 2002-12-22 at 06:54, Michael Richardson wrote:
> >>>> I just tried putting the contents of the install folder in the root
> >>>> directory of the CD and then going into Open Firmware. After that,
> >>>> I
> > typed
> >>>> 'boot cd:ofboot.b". The screen flashed (my heart jumped) and
> >>> then went back
> >>>> to the OF screen with "can't OPEN: cd:,\\yaboot". Trying the same
> > thing
> >>>> with yaboot instead of ofboot.b produces the same error message
> > (though no
> >>>> screen flashing).
> >>>>
> >>>> I am by no means an OF guru- the only reason I know those commands
> >>>> is
> > from
> >>>> looking around in archives. I don't even know if they are the right
> >>>> commands- but they do produce a result.
> >>>>
> >>>> So.. any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >>>> -M
> >>>>
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> From: "Michael Richardson" <mtrichardson@ctcweb.net>
> >>>> To: <yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> >>>> Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 4:44 AM
> >>>> Subject: CD/Installation/Everything problems
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Okay. Here's the deal.
> >>>>> I've got a G3-Lombard PowerBook that I'm trying to put YellowDog
> >>>>> on.
> > The
> >>>>> main problem arises in that I can't get the CD to boot- the folder
> > needs
> >>>> to
> >>>>> be blessed. I want to wipe out the Mac OS and just run fully
> > YellowDog.
> >>>>> How do I do that since the CD won't boot? Is it possible?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Oh, I also accidently moved the ROM file around (don't ask) and so
> > now I
> >>>>> can't get into the OS... any advice on how to get past that
> >>>>> problem?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I bought the PowerBook on eBay a while back, so I don't have any
> > system
> >>>>> disks. Also, my only access to a burner is with my Windows
> >>> machine- hence
> >>>>> the main problem making the CD bootable in Mac.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Does anyone have any ideas or help? I guess my basic questions
> >>>>> are,
> > is
> >>>>> there any way I can start the YellowDog installation (with no
> > worries
> >>>> about
> >>>>> saving the Mac partitions) without having a bootable CD or make
> >>>>> that
> > CD
> >>>>> Mac-bootable under Windows?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>> -Michael
> >>>>>
> >>>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>>> yellowdog-newbie mailing list
> >>>>> yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> >>>>>
> > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie
> >>>>
> >>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>> yellowdog-newbie mailing list
> >>>> yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> >>>> http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-
> >>>> newbie
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> yellowdog-newbie mailing list
> >>> yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> >>> http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> yellowdog-newbie mailing list
> >> yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> >> http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie
> >
> >
> > --__--__--
> >
> > Message: 10
> > Subject: network install
> > From: Josh Ostrow <ydlnewbie@joshostrow.com>
> > To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> > Organization:
> > Date: 22 Dec 2002 13:45:16 -0500
> > Reply-To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> >
> >
> > --=-vzyLNFzGRcVOTMJhIYn2
> > Content-Type: text/plain
> > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> >
> > I have a powerbook g4. It has only a cd/dvd rom drive. I do not have
> > access to a cd writer. Is there a way to install ydl with this
> > configuration. I know you can install suse just by downloading an
> > install file, booting to the open firmware screen, selecting that file
> > to boot to, and then proceeding with a network install. Is there a
> > similar way to do it with ydl?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Josh
> >
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> > I have a powerbook g4. It has only a cd/dvd rom drive. I do not have
> > access to a cd writer. Is there a way to install ydl with this
> > configuration. I know you can install suse just by downloading an
> > install file, booting to the open firmware screen, selecting that file
> > to boot to, and then proceeding with a network install. Is there a
> > similar way to do it with ydl?<BR>
> > <BR>
> > Thanks,<BR>
> > Josh
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