Subject: RE: Installing on Old World G3
From: Isaac (ydl@altruis.net)
Date: Mon Sep 03 2001 - 22:58:54 MDT
I've got the same computer, and an IDE drive. IT works with the 1.2
version of YDL. But you can't make partitions larger than about 5 GB. YDL
doesn't like it. Also, I've had problems trying to install the 2.0 YDL,
but that never worked--freeze during bootup.
Isaac
On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Tae H. Han wrote:
> This is similar to the problem I had. I could partition the drive using
> the Mac disk utility, but then when I went into the linux installer, it
> would not detect my hds. As it turned out, there is something bad about
> the detection of the hd if it is scsi0. So, after checking out the
> quantum site to get info on changing the scsi setting, I set the hd to
> scsi2 (I think) and then had no problems with the installer.
>
> Good luck
>
> Tae
>
> On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, fulghum, matt wrote:
>
> > I'd assume so, else how would she get the drive partitioned in the first
> > place... ;)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kit Plummer [mailto:kp@imsystems.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 6:39 PM
> > To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> > Subject: Re: Installing on Old World G3
> >
> >
> > Jenn,
> >
> > This may be a stupid question...but, is the HD installed correctly? YDL is
> > complaining about find a drive, not the partition scheme in
> > general... Have you had a MacOS installed on the same drive/machine?
> >
> > At 08:29 AM 8/24/01 +0900, you wrote:
> > >Hi Guys...
> > >
> > >I have checked the archives for an answer to no avail, so here goes: I
> > >am
> > >trying to install YDL 2.0 for the first time, on a Beige G3/266 into which
> > >I have put a 30G hard dive. I have tried about six different partitioning
> > >schemes, but every time I get to the partitioning part of the
> > >installation, I get a "Partitioning Error: No Drives Detected" or
> > >something like that. I have tried the following schemes:
> > >15G HFS+, 15G unallocated
> > >8G HFS+, 10G unallocated, 12G HFS+
> > >8G HFS+, 22G unallocated
> > >6G HFS+, 24G Linux Home
> > >6G HFS+, 24G unallocated
> > >BootX is working fine, the CD installed the base config fine on a New
> > >World G3 with 60G... but on my home computer, nothing. Does anyone know
> > >what gives? Any suggestions?
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >Jenn
> > >
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