Can't boot off YDL 4.1 disc to install

[Steven Didier]

I have the same book and I have found that I get better results using Toast
5.3 for burning a disc image--without mounting it--than using disk utility.
I have also found that some download managers report a complete download
when in fact the download is several hundred kilobytes shy of a full
download--earlier versions of SpeedDown load seemed to be worst. And
finally, do not burn the disk at any speed greater than 8x. I consistently
get good results using these methods, and I constantly download and burn
various distros on my TiBook.
Good luck!
-- 
Steven Didier



> From: William Howard <ydlnb at aess.com>
> Reply-To: Discussion List for New Yellow Dog Linux Users
> <yellowdog-newbie at lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> Date: Thu, 04 May 2006 09:52:52 -0400
> To: Discussion List for New Yellow Dog Linux Users
> <yellowdog-newbie at lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> Subject: Re: Can't boot off YDL 4.1 disc to install
> 
>  From what I understand, there is a known issue with booting some
> PowerBooks with the YDL disks...
> 
> See this page:
> <http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/support/hardware/breakdown/index.php?hw_cat
> _id=4>
> 
> If you're sure it should be working (and this did happen to me with my
> B&W install), burn the disks again at a slower speed, or use another
> brand of media. Some disks do work better than others...
> 
> WCH
> 
> Graham Wong wrote:
>> I have a PowerBook G4 867MHz with OS 10.4.6.  I downloaded and burned
>> the four YDL disks, formatted my drive as it specified in the
>> installation instructions, and yet my computer refuses to boot from
>> YDL disc 1.  If I hold down the Œc¹ key at startup my computer still
>> boots off my hard drive.  If I hold down the Œoption¹ key I see the cd
>> but if I select it I get returned back to the original screen.  What
>> am I doing wrong?
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