Problems installing Yellow Dog Linux onto Old World Mac

[Jeffrey Rolland]

Ken,

Thanks for the links. I already had both printed out, along with  
<http://www.yellowdog-board.com/viewtopic.php?t=249> ("how to install  
YDL 4.0 on old world mac?").

I was hoping someone would have some more specific support, like what  
the correct kernels to use with each of 3.0.1 and 4.0.1's Anaconda  
engine is. (I have a suspicion that the kernel is part of the problem.)

Another thing I'd like to know is if I do manage to install 3.0.1 or  
(heaven forbid) 2.3, is it possible to use the .iso's for 4.0 and 4.1  
to update via yum or if I have to use a direct internet connection? I  
have only dial-up access for the Power Mac, so updating over an  
internet connection instead of CDs would be almost impossible.

Thanks for the reply.

Sincerely,
--
Jeffrey Rolland
<jrolland at softhome.net>


On Aug 20, 2006, at 4:33 PM, Kenneth Browne wrote:

> Jeffrey Rolland wrote:
>> Hello, all!
>>
>> I am attempting to install Yellow Dog Linux
>
> First off! Don't give up. It isn't all that hard.
>> (versions 3.0.1 and 4.0.1
>> burned and tried, 2.3 burned but not yet tried, waiting for CDs onto
>> which to burn 4.1) onto an Old World Mac (Power Macintosh 7500 with 1
>> GB RAM and a 50 GB HD (10 GB Mac OS 8.6 and 40 GB unformatted)) and I
>> am having trouble.
>>
>> The 4.0.1 disk won't load Anaconda (the YDL installer engine) and
>> crashes.
>>
>> The 3.0.1 disk will load Anaconda, but won't read the 3.0.1 disk for
>> data and keeps waiting for readable CD; the 3.0.1-loaded Anaconda
>> will read the 4.0.1 disk a little bit, but then crashes.
>>
>>
>
> On Old World Macs you cannot use a bootable CD without installing  
> Boot-X
> first on the Mac Side as an control panel.
> I've done it on a PPC 5500 (motherboard as the 6500 but in an all  
> in one
> form factor that was sold to educational institutions.)
>> Is there anybody on the list who has experience using BootX and
>>
> I'm currently running v. 4 alongside OSX on a G4 and it's been a while
> since I toyed with Boot-X but to quote the printed copy of the v. 4
> "Companion to Installing Yellow Dog Linux 4.0"  under the heading
> NewWorldROM Computers..."Yellow Dog Linux no longer officially  
> supports
> OldWorld ROM computers....While this does not mean this version of
> Yellow Dog Linux does not function with these systems, the required
> BootX bootloader ( http://www.penguinppc.org/bootloaders/bootx )  
> must be
> installed."
>
> Here's the URL to the aforementioned installation guide.
> http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/support/installation/ydl4.0_guide- 
> double.pdf
>
> as well as the URL to the v.3 guide with more details about  
> installing BootX
> http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/support/installation/ydl3.0_guide- 
> single.pdf
>
> Hope this helps. I still have one of those old PPC5500's in my garage
> awaiting a hard drive and a home :-)
>
>
>
>
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