Grrr: etc. (formatting)

yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Sat, 2 Aug 2003 11:18:11 -0400


  And it states in
> clear and concise english:
> 1. Install YDL install disk #1
> 2. Restart your "pooter."
> 3. Hold down the "C" key while it reboots
> 4. At the boot prompt hit return for GUI install or type install-text


Guess what?  That's the FIRST thing I tried.  And the SECOND, and the 
THIRD.

Guess what?  It didn't work.

(Like I said, I RTFM before starting.)

Then I thought well, maybe they mean, go and format the whole thing in 
HFS and then do that, because of the way the instructions are written 
one can also logically infer that oh, maybe they meant they wanted you 
to follow the dual-boot instructions up to a certain point and *then* 
switch to the single boot instructions.


-Katherine-