Subject: Re: Install YDL 2.1 on ibook600 CDRW/DVD No CDROM found
From: Evan Robinson (erobinson@starband.net)
Date: Sun Mar 03 2002 - 22:19:34 MST
I had this problem on a Powerbook pismo. It was fixed when I made a
CD-R (RW?, I can't remember) copy of the install disk and installed
from that.
Evan
At 10:05 PM -0500 on 2002.03.01, John Brier wrote about "Install YDL
2.1 on ibook600 CDRW/DVD No CDROM found":
>I have tried to install YDL 2.1 on my brand new ibook 600 CDRW/DVD
>(Sony CRX 800E) I followed the instructions from the support section
>of the YDL site. I split my hard drive into two equal sections the
>first is unallocated space( for linux) and the second is for Mac OS
>X. When the installer gets to the part where it checks for the CDROM
>it says something like: no CDROM found! Well this URL:
>http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/support/hardware/breakdown/ibook.shtml
>from YDL tells how to fix this problem, but it doesn't work! Here is
>what that URL says incase you don't want to open a browser:
>
>YDL 2.1 may require text-based* install: use "install
>video=aty128fb:vmode:14" at yaboot prompt.
>
>If the installer cannot see your CD-ROM, "Keith E. Laidig" offers,
>based upon the General Mailing list:
>Start the installation - only 'install-text' works. Go until you get
>to the 'Default/Custom' installation page, then switch to the second
>virtual console (hold down 'option' & 'control' & 'fn' - in that
>order - and then hit 'F2'). You'll see the BusyBox> prompt. Now, type
>
>echo 0 > /proc/sys/dev/cdrom/check_media
>... which will change the value from 1 to 0 (you can cat the file to
>make sure). Now switch back to the first virtual console, 'option' &
>'control' & 'fn' then 'F1'. You will be able to continue on and pick
>the Media, etc..
>
>Well I can get to the console just fine but the command doesn't
>work. I was looking around while at the console and there is NOT a
>cdrom directory under /proc/sys/dev/ ! so i that won't work. I have
>tried almost all of the install modes including text. Does anyone
>know what to do here?
>
>
>
>John Brier
>http://john1.homeip.net
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