On Fri, 17 Aug 2001, Jeff Hergan wrote:
> I tried the text install, iunstalling everything and using the
> "Recommended" mode instead of advanced.
> It never asked me for Disk 2.
>
It may not require disk 2 - depending on what packages were selected.
> And when it came time to do the bootstrap setup, it
> just kept telling me that partion 11 is not the right for format
> for a bootstrap partition. It was right--my bootstrap was partition 13.
> But how does one fix that error and set up the bootstrap?
>
What is on hda11? (pdisk -l /dev/hda)
> I read the docs in the doc directory on the disk. It didn't explain.
>
> But I'm hoping that all these probs can be averted by just doing the
> regular
> graphic install. So what do I type at the yaboot prompt to get
> the right mode for this machine to install?
>
perhaps install-aty128fb
The only thing different between text and graphical install is the lack of
diskdrake in text mode (and the ugly junk flying across the screen in text
mode).
> And are there more docs somewhere?
>
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