Problems installing Yellow Dog Linux onto Old World Mac

[Eric Dunbar]

On 22/08/06, Eric Dunbar <eric.dunbar at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Jeffrey,
>
> I can tell you with certainty that YDL 4.0.1 DOES work on my Beige
> G3/266 OldWorld Mac and that it works WELL.
>
> I have been running YDL 4.0.1 since 05/05 (at least, I think so ;-)
> and YDL 4.0 since early '05 (I think). And, to top it all off, my YDL
> 4.0.1 server has currently been up for 162 days, 14:56 hours:minutes
> (as of 16:02 EST, 21:02 GMT) (no UPS either ;-).

> > Of course, this is an install of YDL 3.0.1, but, hey, it's an
> > install! I have to agree with Eric that "YDL 4.[x] and the OldWorld
> > Macs are simply not meant to be", although I will try using yum to
> > update to 4.x after I have the 3.0.1 install completed. (Could
> > someone give me a pointer to the info on how to update via CDs? I
> > used to hace the link, but now I can't find it.)
>
> See my comment above, YDL 4 and 4.0.1 DEFINITELY work and work well.
>
> If you don't have a whole lot of time invested in configuring your YDL
> 3.0.1 install, I would strongly recommend that you do a FRESH install
> of YDL 4.0(.1) rather than using yum.

I should probably have added this link on installing 4.0 ;-)...

http://www.yellowdog-board.com/viewtopic.php?t=339