Installation agony

[Robert Nuzum]

Thanks again for your time and support.
B
On Apr 25, 2005, at 11:09 PM, Brogan Ross wrote:

> Well I can't help you with the partitioning cause I haven't used it  
> other than to partition my internal, with no problems.  But search  
> around and ask on forums or places like this, and once you've gotten  
> past the partitioning thing, I'm sure you'll be home free.  Good luck
>
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> rnuzum at verizon.net wrote:
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>>> From: Brogan Ross <broganross at mac.com>
>>> Date: Mon Apr 25 13:50:30 CDT 2005
>>> To: Yellow Dog Linux Newbie List  
>>> <yellowdog-newbie at lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
>>> Subject: Re: Installation agony
>>>
>> right, I have used the text installation but can't get past the disk  
>> partitioning because YDL won't recognize my external firewire. Sorry,  
>> to be so naive but you have cleared up the whereabouts of the file. I  
>> do run x11 from Apple but the file cannot be found there either.  
>> Thanks, Bob
>>
>>
>>> Alright, I'm a little confused here.  But i'll give this a shot.
>>> If you're having this display error during installation you need to  
>>> use the text installation.  After you've finished the installation,  
>>> you're going to have to boot in text mode, and then find the file,  
>>> because it's installed with YDL, and I don't believe it's in OS X,  
>>> unless you're running X11.  Are setting up a dual boot or just  
>>> planning on running YDL?
>>>
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>>>
>>> Robert Nuzum wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Thanks again, but after long searching with finder, etc, I cannot  
>>>> find  this file.
>>>> Thanks, Bob
>>>> On Apr 24, 2005, at 9:50 PM, Brogan Ross wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Yeah it should be in /etc/X11    and it's either called XF86Config  
>>>>> or  XFree86.conf
>>>>> here's a link to the place that I found this from:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.yellowdog-board.com/viewtopic.php?  
>>>>> t=222&highlight=emac+working
>>>>>
>>>>> good luck with the rest of it
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Robert Nuzum wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for the suggestion. Do you know where this file is  
>>>>>> located.   I'm somewhat naive and
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can't seem to find it in my system. I have a working kde via  
>>>>>> fink  with bells and whistles but I thought I'd try YDL.
>>>>>> Thanks again,
>>>>>> B
>>>>>> On Apr 24, 2005, at 2:58 PM, Brogan Ross wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I had the same problem installing YDL on my eMac.  Not on an   
>>>>>>> external but anywho.  The file that you want to get to in order  
>>>>>>> to  change the refresh rate is in /etc/x11/ it'll either be   
>>>>>>> XFree86.conf, or for some reason mine is XF86Config.
>>>>>>> I don't really know about the partitioning but I believe that  
>>>>>>> you  have to use Disk Druid to partition the drive, not Disk  
>>>>>>> Utility.   And I don't know but I believe you have to use yaboot  
>>>>>>> in order to  dual boot YDL and OS X.
>>>>>>> Hopefully at least you can get your screen working.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Robert Nuzum wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I  have an eMac with an external firewire drive. I am trying to  
>>>>>>>>  install ydl on this hard drive. When installing graphically I  
>>>>>>>> get  the documented error "no  screens found" and a parse error  
>>>>>>>> on line  71 of /tmp/xF86 configtest. I have read some  
>>>>>>>> suggestions but cannot  find this file to change the refresh  
>>>>>>>> rate. When I try to install in  text mode I  run up  against  
>>>>>>>> the hell of disk partitioning which  fails on automatic and  
>>>>>>>> also  using disk druid according to the  manual. I previously  
>>>>>>>> partitioned the disk using Disk Utility into  two partitions  
>>>>>>>> and reinstalled osx on the second partitions as  suggested in  
>>>>>>>> the manual. I  tried to create a osx boot sector and  it won't  
>>>>>>>> succeed with Disk Druid.
>>>>>>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated. I don't have the  
>>>>>>>> purchased  support.
>>>>>>>> Thanks, Bob
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