Citeren "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > As someone who has done the install on this piece of hardware: > >> - what should I select fro bus /usb > > > > Shouldn't need to select anything - usb is built in. > > If the installer forces you to, pick keybdev > Yeah, for some reason it does force you to.
check > >> - what should I select for sound > > Normally setup automagically - dmasound_pmac > Stew's right, this is autodetected and set up fine. it was complaining about a driver called "" or isa, but perhaps as a result of selecting a lot of (unneeded) usb / bus stuff, nevermind I'll wait for RC1 > >> - what should I select for X-Windows > > Normally setup, or at least attempted - have you actaully run the > > installer? about 12 times, loads of experience with Mandrake i586, but PPC beta is very very new for me > With beta 2, it will incorrectly detect your card as a GeForce 2. You > will have to manually set it as a GeForce 4. Also, do not test X, it hung > the install 100% of the time for me. The autodetected resolution and > monitor with the manual GeForce 4 selection will work. Trust me. :) check > >> - how do I format the bootstrap partition by hand > > hformat > Hmm.. I wasn't even aware of this utility. I used the format command in > the partition setup part of the installer. > > >> - how can I boot newly installed Mandrake from Open Firmware, boot > >> hd:11,//?? or something like this > > Depends on your partitioning scheme. To boot the linux kernel directly, > > or to boot yaboot? Is there a reason you don't want to use yaboot? if during the installation yaboot is not installed correctly, I would like to have a command to boot the '/' partition from open firmware, just in case things go out of hand > If this is really the new 12' Powerbook your installing on, it will > install the wrong kernel. I personally would recommend waiting for RC1. > Using the resuce disk to install the correct (benh) kernel is not easy or > fun. Hopefully RC1 will install the kernel you booted with (Will it > Stew?). Or at least you should be able to manually pick it in the package > selection that Stew recently fixed for us. (Package selection was > nonexistant in beta 2) There are also issues with yaboot and cpu > frequency that were recently worked out that make beta 2 not so fun on > this hardware. Also, beta 2's packages are now pretty old and you'll > spend a bunch of time downloading new packages. (This is nessecary > because the Drak* tools were broken, at least for me) > > My $0.02: Save yourself the trouble and wait for RC1. Thanks very much all, I'll wait for RC1. I simply wanted to test beta 2 and give you guys some feedback. However I have found some minor things bugs on the installer and have also a very small partitioning manual which is for most newbies a welcome addition to installtion documentation on the CD- ROM. To whom do I send this? Thanks, Sander -- _____________________________________________________________________ Zon Breedband Family, 2 keer zo snel als alle andere ADSL aanbieders. Voor maar 34 euro per maand. Bestel nu op www.zonnet.nl/breedband Tijdelijk gratis modem en geen aansluitkosten!
