On Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Ernst Persson wrote:
> >> The CD I'm currently using is the 8.2beta2 CD. > >> It boots with kernel 2.4.18 and 2.2.20 and has also got > >> modules.cz-2.4.18-4mdkBOOT and modules.cz-2.2.20-9mdkBOOT in > >> Mandrake/mdkinst/lib/. > >> > >> IIRC the cooker/ppc mirrors only have kernel 2.4.13, 2.2.XX and 2.2.YY > >> and thus only modules.cz-2.4.13-XmdkBOOT etc in Mandrake/mdkinst/lib/. > >> > >> That means that I can NOT do a net install with the cd's! > >> > > > > I acknowledged that the mirror install image may be out of date. I said > > you can do a local net or hd install using what you have and the RPMS > > from > > the mirrors. I don't have the access to update the installer on the > > mirrors. > > > > Stew Benedict > > > > Ok, too bad you can't change the installer on the mirrors... would be > great for me. > This is how it looks like: > > I have to boot from HD cause the kernel on the CD is wrong. > If I use the cooker kernel it panics at boot. > If I use the CD-kernel then I have to get a complete mirror of > Mandrake-cooker on my HD, > and I haven't got that much space on my spare HFS partion. > Don't try it off an HFS partition in any case. > And I really would like to install cooker... > If you're just planning to update to cooker from your existing, why not just use urpmi and skip the formal install? That's how my system got to be cookered. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 IRC: irc.openproject.net #cooker-ppc
