Install 2.3 on 4400/200

[Sverre Sørensen]

On 9/1/02 6:12 PM, "Luís Eustáquio" <led@netcabo.pt> wrote:

> 
> Hi all
> 
> I´m trying, with no results so far, to install YDL 2.3 on a 4400/200 with
> 1.2 GB HD & 48Mb RAM. I have split the HD in half (600Mb each partition).
> 
> OK i know it´s far from a decent configuration, but for now i just want t=
o
> test-drive Linux, then i might migrate the rest of the Macs...
> 
> The problem is this: bootX installation and restart run fine, text interf=
ace
> is the only option because RAM is < 64, ok, but the installer can´t mount
> the CD, either in default or custom modes.
> 
> Is this because there's not enough RAM / HD space? The CD drive is
> recognised, i tried using an external CDRW and the installer reported hav=
ing
> detected both, but still didn't load the YDL CD on any drive.
> 
> I made the CD from an image (.iso) dloaded from one of the mirrors on the
> YDL page, could it be a bad .image file?
> 
> Any fellow newbie got past this stage?

I have a PM4400/200 48/8GB with YDL 2.3 on so it is no problem with that, it
seems more to be the ISO or something else, Try a bigger Linux partition, I
like to keep them over a 1GB, not that the base install takes that much but
it seem nice to have for copying and compiling.

Sverre :)