Booting from CD

[Andrew]

On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:41:57 +1000
joyn <treework at halenet.com.au> wrote:

> G'day YDL types,
> 
> Having lurked on this list for some time, I have to say that it is the 
> most polite and friendly list I have been on. Perhaps mac/Linux users 
> are just more enlightened and less inclined to aggression?
> 
> Anyway my question for now is this. I am trying to install YDL 
> 2.something onto a PB G3 233, while waiting  for my YDL4 disks to 
> arrive from the states. Its entirely possible that version 3 would be 
> much better but to try and download all 3 discs on my  Australian 
> country phoneline would take about a month. From what I can gather from 
> the archives YDL4 will not install on an old world machine such as 
> this(no built in USB but it does have a card slot)?
> When I try and boot from the CD the PB will only look for a blessed 
> system folder and as it cant find anything of the sort on the YDL disc 
> it just reverts to the HDD.
> So what do I have to do to boot from the CD and start the install?
> What am I going to find when I do get the install to work. How usable 
> is YDL 2.something?
> 
> Thanks
> Jonathan
> 
> 
> Jonathan Rihan
> The Solar Workshop
> Australia

This is how to install YDL4 on an OldWorld mac. Many people had success with it.

http://www.yellowdog-board.com/viewtopic.php?t=339