Subject: Re: How to install YDL 2.0 on an RS/6000
From: Steve kurlin (skurlin@bigpond.net.au)
Date: Wed Jul 18 2001 - 16:38:57 MDT
I have an RS/6000 7043-150. (375MHz 604e Processor)
I am going to give the 12 diskette trick a go.
I will keep you informed.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Leigh Brown" <leigh@solinno.co.uk>
To: <hollis-lists@austin.rr.com>
Cc: <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: How to install YDL 2.0 on an RS/6000
> Hollis,
>
> > > (snip procedure)
> > You're right, that does sound awful. :)
> >
> > Actually, the Install CD should be bootable on CHRP machines. I believe
the 140 can be either
> > CHRP or PReP, but you should be able to find details about that on the
IBM PPC Linux page
> > (email me privately if you need more). If you can boot it as a CHRP,
please let us know how it
> > goes... I don't think anyone's attempted it yet.
> I don't think the 140 can be "configured" to be CHRP. The chipset allows
it to switch
> from a PReP to a CHRP memory map - this is what the custom kernel does. I
certainly
> can't make it boot from the CD, anyway.
>
> > If you do need a custom kernel (I believe 140 support is experimental?),
try using the .config
> > in the YDL kernel-source rpm's. I can supply you with these privately
if you have a hard time
> > getting at them.
> I shouldn't have any problem getting these. My only problem is I only get
to play on
> my 140 at the weekends, as I work away from home at the moment.
>
> > (Unfortunately the CD's are not bootable on PReP or ANS machines, which
pretty much forces
> > them into the floppy route. That's a particularly bad solution; I
wouldn't recommend trying
> > it.)
> Its not a bad solution, its just very painful, and I'm confident it _does_
work.
> As I said in my post, if I'd compiled USB into my custom kernel, the
installer
> would have got a bit further. Anyway, I've now produced a kernel patch
that
> allows a compressed ramdisk to span multiple floppies. This will allow
those
> who can't boot from the CD-ROM to put the inital ramdisk on 3 floppies ins
tead
> of 12!
>
> I'll let you know how I get on.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Leigh.
>
> PS Surely you should be saying "The pain is worth it to get YDL"!
>
>
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