Installation problem

[Brant Williams]

I have the same problem with an iMac G3 600 MHz.  Will not install
yaboot.

On Tue, 2006-04-18 at 17:11 -0400, Don Nuckols wrote:
> I have tried twice to install YDL, and each time it goes through the  
> whole procedure, then at the end it puts up a small progress window  
> entitled:
> 
> Performing Post Install Configuration
> 
> The status bar is about half way across, and the computer is totally  
> locked. Cursor doesn't move, no response to any keys or key  
> combinations, only the hardware reset button works.
> 
> Oddly enough, I have a very similar effect when trying to load Ubuntu  
> (tried twice also). It goes through the whole process, then at the  
> end it doesn't lock up but gives the message that it cannot install  
> yaboot. Why, I don't know. But in both cases, the install isn't  
> completed, so I can't use Linux to troubleshoot.
> 
> This is on an iMac-DV. It's running OS-X Tiger, but is somewhat  
> sluggish (usually), being only a 400MHz machine. Hoping to get a  
> performance boost with Linux.
> 
> Has anybody else run into this?
> Anybody found a work-around or fix around for this?
> 
> 
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