On Sun, 2006-12-03 at 12:33 -0500, Andrew wrote: > On Sun, 2006-12-03 at 11:29 -0500, Eric Dunbar wrote: > > Hello all: > > > > Currently I'm running YDL 4.0.1 as a file and web server on a Beige > > G3/266 (Rev B IIRC) OldWorld Mac. > > > > It's in need of a reformat (2 years of gunk + problems with an HFS+ > > partition that's used to store files through a symbolic link) so I > > thought I'd go with 4.1. > > > > Questions: > > 1. Does the samba file server "work out of the box"? The SMB server > > that shipped with 4.0 was broken and required a recompile to fix it. > > Presumably this has been fixed in 4.1? > > > > 2. Does 4.1 work as flawlessly with a Beige G3 as does 4.0.1? I'd > > prefer to stay "as current as possible", but, if I should stick with > > 4.0.1 I'll do so. > > > > Regardless, I have to reformat the whole drive (current partitioning > > scheme is driving me nuts -- I made less than optimal decisions > > IMNSHO) and I'd rather start 100% fresh with 4.1 than having to fix > > the SMB server problem in 4.0. > > > > Eric. > > I just tried 4.1 on my OldWorld G3/300. The kernel does boot somewhat.. > modules.dep is missing and ramdisk??? report an incomplete write?. It > then proceed to boot my current Breezy installation with ydl 4.1 kernel. > It is not using the YDL 4.1 CD1 at all. > > There is no internet connection.. I did not search a way at all as the > system loaded unexpectedly into Breezy anyway. I could very well be the > 'root=/dev/hdc7' kernel arguments.. > > I'll try again with /dev/ram and /dev/hda as root..it might just work ;) > > > > Stay Tuned. I'll get to back in a hour or so to report success or > failure. Right now we know the kernel is functional on OldWorld > stuffs ;)
I report partial success. I got all the way up to running anaconda, just past probing for video cards and stuff. Screen freeze with a underscore sitting top-left.. not blinking at all.. The computer is not dead tho I could switch ttys even tho no on-screen visual could confirm it, I could hit CAPSLOCK on tty1, keyboard led turn ON, switch to tty2 led off, back to tty1 led on again so that is it.. Text mode install should work... I am going back to it using text mode install.. This setup got me this far: Select kernel and ramdisk.image.gz as usual in Bootx/ RAMDISK size = 32768 in kernel arguments field: root=/dev/hda I have not tried /dev/ram.. My bet its useless next step: Try with these extra kernel arguments: install-safe install-text _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com'
