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Here’s how I did the installation
using Yellow Dog 4.0 on an Xserve. First, I used a serial connection to a
laptop with a null modem adapter in there. On the laptop I am running
HyperTerminal. I am using the following settings Port: Com1 (may need to use another com
port) Bits per second : 57600 Data Bits: 8 Parity: None Stop bits: 1 Flow Control: Xon/Xoff Then, I connect the HyperTerminal and
start the Xserve with the first YDL CD in it. As I start the Xserve, I am
holding down the button with an exclamation mark inside of a triangle until the
top LED’s are blinking in a one after the other sequence, bouncing back
and forth. Then, I release the button and push it six more times.
The bottom LED should now be on the seventh LED (or the second from the left).
I push and hold the button until I see output in the HyperTerminal on the
laptop. This should have booted the Xserve into OpenFirmware mode and
there should be a command prompt in HyperTerminal. Then, I type this into
the prompt “boot cd:,\\yaboot” and this should load the
Yellow Dog Installer. From there, this continues as a normal YDL installation.
Let me know if any of this works for you. Also, I gained a good bit of
experience with this exact situation while beating my through it, so if you
need any more help don’t hesitate to ask. Jeremiah Richardson From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Smith I have a couple apple Xserves running with a 2 Ghz single G5
processor. I've installed YDL on one of them. I had to
install a video card in the machine to be able to install the OS. I am
unable to set the second machine up in a headless configuration(using a serial
connection for a console). On the YDL webpage under platforms supported
it lists Xserve and under that there is a note that implies that to run
headless, there are 2 options Y-HPC or manual configuration. Does anyone
know what the manual configuration steps are or where they are
documented. I've tried quite a few different things that have been posted
in the forums as well as all over the web with no luck. |
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