Determined, newbie Old Codger fails 3x to install YDL

[Norberto Quintanar]

The partition you will use for YDL has to be free space, do not
partition it with the Mac OS disk, just leave it blank.  When you go
to install YDL, just do an automatic partitioning and you will be
golden.

--- Don Maddox <don.maddox at om> wrote:

> I am a total newbie to Linux but have resurrected my G3 laptop (192
> Mb RAM,
> 6GB HD, no USB -  so presumably Old World) with the challenge of
> becoming
> familiar  with YDL
> 
> Each time installation pauses with the information "You haven't
> determined
> your Mount Points" (or similar) before partitioning which leaves me
> perplexed.
> 
> The HD was initialised with 9.2.2 Drive set up to HFS and formatted
> into two
> partitions. 1GB reserved for installing OS9.2.2 and the remaining
> 5GB for
> YDL.  Each time I've followed the instructions in the YDL 2.3
> Companion and
> gone the BootX route.
> 
> Should I try to be installing on a partition or reducing the latter
> to a
> minimum and installing on the approx. 5GB free space ? Or what ?
> 
> I do realise that these are embarrassingly trite questions but
> would be
> grateful for any help anyone can offer.
> 
> Don Maddox



		
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