Re: Dual G4 ("blue light") install issues

Subject: Re: Dual G4 ("blue light") install issues
From: Bryan Stillwell (bstill@terraplex.com)
Date: Wed Jan 17 2001 - 17:56:44 MST

Try booting from within Open Firmware and see if that helps.

At the OF prompt just type: boot cd:,\\:tbxi

It should boot with the 2.2.17 if I remember correctly, but you may
experience problems with the networking card. If that's the case,
download the new kernel from
ftp://ftp.terraplex.com/pub/updates/kernel/2.2.18/ and install it.

Bryan 

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On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 04:40:36PM -0800, Dennis Morrison wrote:
>hi..I just joined the list as a last resort effort to get YDL to 
>install on my dual 500mhz G4.
>
>I've tried it all.  Here's my specs followed by the history of what 
>I've tried..
>
>OS: 9.0.4
>Processor: dual 500mhz G4
>RAM: 512MB
>Misc: SCSI card for a tape backup system (turned off when attempting installs)
>
>History:
>
>I downloaded the YDL 1.2.1 CS ISO image awhile ago.  Put the CD in 
>the drive, rebooted, held down "c" and got to a plain white screen. 
>No text, as others have been reporting..but not only that, if I wait 
>for the installer to load..It never loads.  it will sit at this 
>screen indefinitely until I reboot.
>
>OK, so I did some searching and came across some information about 
>booting the installer from a HFS partition.  Same results.
>
>Upgraded to OS9.1 the other day..and thought "hey, lets see what happens now!"
>
>In situations where something doesn't work at all, it's always nice 
>to see some "success" measured by changing results.  The results 
>changed, somewhat.
>
>Instead of a completely white screen, I have the top quarter of it 
>white and the rest black.
>
>Installer does not boot.  Nothing.  Nada.  Zilch.
>
>Does anyone have any insight...Or better yet, ever heard of such 
>craziness? :)  I put the CD in any other machine in my office (PB 
>500, G4 400, etc) and it works as advertised.
>
>TIA,
>Dennis

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