On Mon, 25 Jun 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Thanks for your prompt reply Jeff. I will check out the pointers you
> mentioned (I should have joined this ML straight away rather than wasting
> time trying to find the rather scattered info on the Mandrake PPC webpage
> forum). I realize it is a beta, but even still, some pointers attached as a
> readme to the download file would have been useful.
>
> > From: jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 10:47:43 -0500 (CDT)
>
> > BTW, the disk will not be
> > bootable on an Old World machine. You will need to use BootX. And you're
> > going to have other problems as well, until new iso images are released.
>
> Any pointers on info as to how I use BootX (like I said a total newbie to
> Linux but very willing and able to learn). If there are other problems even
> through the BootX route, are they insurmountable? Should I just wait for
> the new iso images or is it possible to hack my way through it?
Sure. BootX is actually a lot easier to use than yaboot, for example.
But you should probably mention exactly what your hardware is...
Anyway, what you need to do is this:
Get a copy of bootx (it's on the iso disk).
There are 3 things you need to copy to your system folder in MacOS (btw,
bootx doesn't work with 9.1 IIRC). Copy the BootX extension to the Sytem
Folder (if you just drag it onto the closed system folder, it will prompt
you and will automagically put it in the Extensions Folder where it
belongs. Next copy BootX app/control panel to the system folder (in
control panels). Then copy the "Linux Kernels" folder to the Sytem
Folder. Make sure there is a kernel in that folder. Also put the all.gz
(ramdisk) file in the system folder. All this stuff is on the first iso
disk.
Then reboot. When you do, you will get a control panel very early in the
boot process. Click TAB to stop the countdown (or it will automatically
start booting linux without you ebtering your settings).
You want to click OPTIONS, and select/check 'Use specified ramdisk'. You
may have to choose the ramdisk--that's the all.gz file I mentioned
earlier. Then type '32000' (no quotes) in the ramdisk size box.
Depending on your hardware, you may have to add kernel options in that
box...
All of this is documented on the iso image disk, btw.
>
> P.S. Is there any digest form of this list available? Nothing was mentioned
> in the welcome message.
I asked about an archive of this list too. I think Stew is waiting to
hear back about that (?). I don't know about a digest, but it's a low
volume list.
HTH
Jeff
>
> Thanks again, Pete.
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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