Since you got the geek edition, I'll assume that you're a geek and have therefore already tried to boot the installation into runlenel 3 by typing "linux 3" at the yaboot prompt. What I don't understand is why you would then leave out what happens when you do from your message. :-)
On Mon, 16 May 2005 13:21:28 -0500, Vasily Ingogly wrote: > Hello all, > > I purchased the geek edition YDL 4.0.1 CDs for installation on my old > iBook back in April. There were problems with installation, but I got > it installed. However, now it appears to hang during first boot. I > posted a message to the forum on the YDL site, but no one has been able > to provide me with a solution. There are a number of other messages > there that seem to suggest there are problems with YDL 4.0.1 on older > machines (by the way, YDL 3.x works fine on my iBook). For example, a > person with a tangerine clamshell iBook also is having problems. The > hardware section of the YDL site indicates there are sound problems - > but this is way beyond a sound problem. A copy of my post to the forum > follows. The moderator thought the problem might be related to settings > that happen during/post install, and suggested pressing fn+ctrl+alt+f2 > to get a terminal and logging in there, but that doesn't do anything. > > Any ideas? I could go back to YDL 3.x, but I hate thinking I've wasted > $$ on 4.0.1 CDs that are useless. > > Vasily > > ----- (copy of 4/14 posting to forum) ---- > > This is a second generation iBook, 366MHz, clamshell without Firewire. > YDL 3 was running fine, I purchased the 4.0.1 CDs. During the install, > I got an "unrecognized monitor" message and had to do a text install. > At the end of the install, there was a message about "bogus values" > that seemed to be related to the display. When I reboot the machine, I > get the error > > PCI: Cannot allocate resource region 0 of device 0001:10:19:0 > macserial: can't request IO resource > > The startup seems to hang after displaying the line > > Initializing firewire controller (ohci1394) [OK] > > A friend suggests that GUI stuff is starting up after this, so he > suggested it might be related to the monitor. As I recall, YDL 3 also > had a problem recognizing my iBook's monitor, but I was able to do a > graphic install anyway. > > Any help or suggestions would be most welcome > > Vasily > > --- > [This E-mail has been scanned for viruses by the YourNet Connection Virus > system] > [For more information, please go to http://www.ync.net/YourMAIL] > > _______________________________________________ > yellowdog-general mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general > HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com' _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com'
