Subject: Re: Install Yellowdog on a Powerbook 2000
From: Josh Davidson (josdav@tfn.net)
Date: Wed Aug 30 2000 - 14:18:44 MDT
Kevin,
Some instructions to get you going on the install. Once you have this part
done, I'd be happy to help you get further (as I figure these things out):
First, you need to make four partitions. I did them in this order:
32MB HFS partition for bootstrap and swapping files
4GB MacOS parition (HFS+, though you should probably use HFS instead)
1.5GB Apple_SVR2 partition (the linux format)
100MB Apple_SVR2 partition (for swap)
if you do it this way, bootstrap will be hda9, the MacOS hda10, Linux
hda11, and swap hda12.
Then, you need to get yaboot from the YellowDog CD. It's in the install
folder. Copy it to the bootstrap partition (at the root
level) along with the file ramdisk.tar.gz. You'll need to create a file
called 'yaboot.conf' in the same place. This is just a simpletext file
that looks like this:
timeout = 5
default = linux
image = hd:9,\vmlinux
label = linux
initrd = ramdisk.tar.gz
initrd-size = 8192
root = /dev/hda11
You'll need to download a new kernel from BenH's site:
http://ppclinux.apple.com/~benh/vmlinux-2.2.17pre13-ben1.gz
(that's the latest precompiled kernel he has up. the one on the CD is too
old, doesn't support pismos.)
Uncompress it with MacGZip from
http://www.versiontracker.com/redir.fcgi/kind=1&id=2581/MacGzip_FAT_1.1.3.sit.hqx
and put it on boostrap. rename it 'vmlinux'.
now you're ready to install...
reboot your computer, with the YDL CD in, holding down cmd-option-O-F
to get into open firmware
type 'boot hd:9,yaboot.tbxi' at the open firmware prompt
the installation should now proceed normally. you won't be able to
configure X or your mouse, so just skip those steps. Let me know when you
get this far, and I'll try to help you get a mouse and X working.
In the meantime, some good info and links are available from:
http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/support/faq_solutions.shtml
Good luck!
Josh Davidson
On Wed, 30 Aug 2000, Kevin J. Holland wrote:
> Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 12:11:49 -0700
> From: Kevin J. Holland <hollandk@ULV.EDU>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Subject: Install Yellowdog on a Powerbook 2000
> I just joined this list
> today and this is my first post. I'm a Mac user that is diving into
> linux (yellowdog) and am experiencing problems with installation that I
> really need help with. Here is what I have done so far...according to
> the ydl docs. I'm installing on a Powerbook G3 2000 (Pismo) that I got a
> couple of weeks ago. I refomatted the harddrive in 2 partiions (1 with
> HFS+ that will hold the mac system) and the other that is HFS for Linux.
> I then proceeded to boot up from the Linux install cd and a bunch of text
> pops up and I get to the first screen "Welcom to Yellow Dog Linux" and
> that is where it stops. I should be able to hit the "return" key to
> continue but CAN'T...don't know why. "hda: lost interruption" is a
> message that appears in the text as linux is arising,
> but I don't know what that means...it continues in this format hda1hda2
> hda3hada4 all with the lost interruption note. I'm completely stuck at
> this point...way out of my league,
> but real eager to get going on Yellow Dog. Any help is great Kevin J.
> Holland hollandk@ulv.edu (909) 593-3511, x4285
>
>
>
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