Subject: Re: New iBook/DVD unable to install
From: badpenguin (badpenguin@ie-commerce.net)
Date: Thu Dec 06 2001 - 07:33:04 MST
> I got an iBook with a DVD-ROM (just came in yesterday) and it
> is unable to install YDL, I was hoping someone could clue me in
> to a way around this...
>
I had the same problem on a Ti PowerBook something to do with the install
2.4.XX kernel.
When the boot prompt appears hit tab and a range of other kernel installs
come up.
Choose one of the old kernels ie install-kernel22-text or somethin like that
and that will then mount the cd no problem.
>
> The installer was unable to mount the CD/DVD.
>
> This is my first time with Linux on mac, so it may be some other
> issue, but with RedHat, I would hit ALT-F3 and ALT-F4 to see the
> debug info and maybe figure out what's going wrong, but here I
> seem to be unable to do that... Is there any way to get to the
> debug info that is (presumably) on the other virtual console?
>
> Also, the yaboot on the CD has an "hd-install" option, so I
> thought I'd give that a try. I tried copying the CD contents to
> a folder on my MacOS 9 volume (HFS, not HFS+) and then picking
> hd-install, but it can't find the root partition. How would I
> go about figuring out what it is? Is the hd-install method
> working but not supported? Or is it not set up to work..
I'd try the other boot kernels first..
Chris
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