Start up problems

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>Received:    8/18/05 7:38 PM
>From:        Don, dtownhome at earthlink.net
>Reply-To:    Yellow Dog Linux Newbie List, 
>yellowdog-newbie at lists.terrasoftsolut
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>
>Hi everyone;
>
>Some time ago I installed YDL 3.0.1 on an imac.  All went fine for a 
>while as I slowly explored my way around it.  I had just started 
>connecting online when it went awry and refused to boot right.

This is completely uninformative.  

>
>I'm running an iMac 333 mhz.
>
>It starts its bootup and gets to "Determining IP information for eth0... 
>failed: no link present.  Check cable?"
>
>Then it says "Bringing up interace ppp0:"
>
>... and stops. If I leave it there till Christmas 2007 it will still be 
>sitting doing nothing.

What do you expect it to do?

>
>I don't yet know enough about this software to know what I should be 
>doing / looking for in order to fix this.
>

Fix what?  It sounds like you are trying to connect to the internet?  Maybe 
you could have said that?  Are you trying to connect via ethernet, wireless, 
or modem?  Have you done any configuration?

>Any help greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks
>Don