OK I have YDL up & running and I am printing the manual. Thanks for the pointers! :-)
-- Best Regards, Keith http://home.comcast.net/~kilowattradio/ ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Keith" <[email protected]> > To: "Discussion List for Yellow Dog Linux User Topics" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 8:57:23 AM > Subject: Re: [ydl-gen] Won't Boot YDL with Power Mac G5 1.6 GHz machine > > Ok. I have two HDD's in my PPC system. Can I have one HDD formatted in > ext2/3/4 and leave the other formatted for Mac OS X? > > > > -- > Best Regards, Keith > http://home.comcast.net/~kilowattradio/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Henry Olders" <[email protected]> > > To: "Discussion List for Yellow Dog Linux User Topics" > <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 7:49:32 AM > > Subject: Re: [ydl-gen] Won't Boot YDL with Power Mac G5 1.6 GHz > machine > > > > > http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/support/installation/ydl6.2_apple_guide.pdf > > > > page 4 says you need to partition a single drive into at least 2 > > partitions. Mac OS includes disk utility which does a destructive > > partition. If you need "live" partitioning, google for a 3rd party > > tool such as iPartition . > > > > Henry > > > > > > > > > > On 2010-07-27, at 10:29 , Keith wrote: > > > > > Hi, I have done all the hash checksums and all the checksums are > > correct. > > > > > >> Keith, did you remember to partition your internal drive so that > it > > is > > >> formatted for Linux? > > > > > > Well I can't partition it for ext2/3/4 unless I can boot up the > DVD. > > On a Intel machine I could use partition magic, > > > but what do I use for a PPC running Mac OS X? Do I have to only > have > > a linux partition on the PPC or can OS X & YDL co-exists? > > > This is my 1st attempt to install on PPC after many Intel > installs > > of Linux so a *Good* web page would be appreciated. > > > > > > TIA. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Best Regards, Keith > > > http://home.comcast.net/~kilowattradio/ > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > >> From: "Derick Centeno" <[email protected]> > > >> To: [email protected] > > >> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 6:11:18 AM > > >> Subject: Re: [ydl-gen] Won't Boot YDL with Power Mac G5 1.6 GHz > > machine > > >> > > >> On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:37:52 -0700 > > >> Keith <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > > >>> I'm having a problem booting any Yellow Dog Linux for PPC with > my > > >>> Power Mac PPC w 1.6 GHz processor. If I put in a Mac Disk and > > hold > > >>> down the C on the keyboard Mac OS X PPC disks boots fine. If I > > put > > >> in > > >>> any YDL DVD in the drive the YDL PPC DVD will not boot and the > > >>> machine Boots Mac OS X Tiger from the HDD. > > >>> I have also burned the YDL DVD at slowest speeds and on > different > > >> DVD > > >>> burners with the same result. > > >>> > > >>> Anyone know what I should check or do to get YDL PPC DVD to > boot? > > >>> -- > > >>> Best Regards, Keith > > >>> http://home.comcast.net/~kilowattradio/ > > >>> > > >> > > >> Keith, did you remember to partition your internal drive so that > it > > is > > >> formatted for Linux? Also did you bother to test whether the > > SHA1SUM > > >> for the .iso image of YDL 6.2 you downloaded matches the > official > > >> SHA1SUM value before you burned the DVD? > > >> > > >> If you did not do this test and/or the SHA1SUM value do not > match > > then > > >> the .iso image of YDL you burned onto your DVD is incomplete and > > will > > >> not have all the information it needs to properly install YDL > onto > > >> your > > >> system. > > >> > > >> Please note it is not the speed of the burn that matters; but > > whether > > >> the SHA1SUM values match. > > >> > > >> In downloading the .iso it is best and most efficient to have > DSL > > or > > >> faster internet connections. If your DSL speed is low the > download > > of > > >> the YDL .iso will take hours. However, if you only have dial-up > > >> speeds > > >> (56K modem or slower) the full download of YDL will require a > week > > or > > >> longer with one phone line dedicated to doing nothing but that > > >> download > > >> without any disconnnects; of course any disturbance on such a > line > > >> means starting from scratch all over again. > > >> > > >> All the best... > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> yellowdog-general mailing list - > > [email protected] > > >> Unsuscribe info: > > >> http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general > > >> HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> > > site:us.fixstars.com' > > > _______________________________________________ > > > yellowdog-general mailing list - > > [email protected] > > > Unsuscribe info: > > http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general > > > HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> > site:us.fixstars.com' > > > > _______________________________________________ > > yellowdog-general mailing list - > [email protected] > > Unsuscribe info: > > http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general > > HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:us.fixstars.com' > _______________________________________________ > yellowdog-general mailing list - [email protected] > Unsuscribe info: > http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general > HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:us.fixstars.com' _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list - [email protected] Unsuscribe info: http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:us.fixstars.com'
