installing on an 'oldworld' (8500)

[Neumann]

Hi,
here I am again.
I forget to mail, that you must choose from the Option (it is called by the
controllpanel BootX as Option) the RAMDisk, not by Kernel.
This is importent, because otherwise your Mac will try to launch Linux from
a Harddisk.
At that time, you click on Option, a Dialog will open and you can chooose
the RAMDisk, what shell be in the Systemfolder of your MacOS.
If you have less then 64 MB RAM in your Mac, you should choose the
ramdisk-text.image.gz, what is not so easy to use (also in the
Systemfolder).
Important to know is also, what MacOS you use.
I use MacOS 9.1, where BootX is installed on, to launch Linux.
With MacOS 7.5.3 it gives Problems, what you must solve.
I have looked in my english Instruktions, for what format you need to use
the YDL-Installer for Linux.
The Format is unlocated.
Later, when you install, you will use a formatter from YDL, where you format
the Bootloader,Swap und Root Partion with.
Try to use the Custom installer, I had less Problems with this Version as
with the Defaultinstallation.
At least 2 Points, that are important to.
Use a orig CD-ROM from Apple (mybe an old 2x or 4x CD-ROM).
Check if you use a Monitoradapter (using a WINStupid Monitor?).
Most of them make trouble use using and configurating X-Windowsystems.
I had to use our old 14 Monitor from my wifes old 475 Performa, to config
Xfree and the VideoCard.
Use the Resolutions and not the the Monitormodells, if you configared your
X-Systems.
I hope, that will bring you more as my first Mail.
Inbetween my second Yellow Dog Linux is running on my second Mac PPC 7600
very fine.
Happy new Year
Olaf

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>Von: "fx x" <xfx642@hotmail.com>
>An: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>Betreff: Re: installing on an 'oldworld' (8500)
>Datum: Die, 31. Dez 2002 0:59 Uhr
>

> Thanks a lot Olaf, now I see a little clearer. Here are some precisions.
> I format my HD a month ago with 2 volumes, both HFS+.
>      vol A(os9)
>      vol B(YDL iso 2.3/BootX_installer)
> I have choosed the ramdisk-x11.image.gz (but it is in vol.A:system folder: )
> and the ramdisk size is 16384.
> Still unable to mount the cd...
>
> May the funk B with U
>
>
>>From: Neumann.O
>>Reply-To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>>To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>>Subject: Re: installing on an 'oldworld' (8500)
>>Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 22:15:55 +0100 (CET)
>>
>>Hi,
>>my name is olaf.
>>I have a PPC 7500 und I have installed Yellow Dog Linux 2.3 with YDL.
>>So far, what I have reading your Mail, I think, that I know what is
>>going wrong.
>>Did you format your HD the write format?
>>Have you choosed the  ramdisk-x11.image.gz by using BootX?
>>If you have not selected the RAMDisk, the CD can not be mounted under
>>Linux for Installation.
>>I hope, that I helped you.
>>Sincerly from Germany
>>Olaf Neumann
>>
>>fx x schrieb:
>> > I got an "oldworld" ppc 8500/180mhz/160, with mac Os 9.0
>> > on it.
>> >
>> > I saw that YDL would work on it with BootX. I downloaded
>> > the soft and YDL
>> > 2.3 iso file.
>> >
>> > BootX seems to work properly, but the YDL installer does
>> > not recognise my
>> > CD. Is it because my CD player and hard disk are SCSI, or
>> > is it beause of
>> > the YDL 2.3iso file (burned on my Imac)? The installer
>> > was unable to mount
>> > the CD/DVD.
>> >
>> > I hope you could help me, I already tried to put a
>> > Mandrake but never saw
>> > the installer. I hope it will be easier with YDL.
>> >
>>http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie
>
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