[Cooker] Mandrake PPC : first try
Ok, i tried an install on a G4 sawtooth black & white. I made a minimal boot CD by removing Mandrake and misc directories, then launching mkINSTALLCD with the top ppc directory. Boot is ok, but i'm unable to find the correct network card module. Moreover, any attempt to insert a module seems to crash the procedure with the infamous 'abnormaly exit signal 4' message. Other remarks : - wrong partition 1 signature message before lilo prompt - all lilo entries (novideo, atyfb, ati128fb) seems to result in the same installation procedure (framebuffer and ncurse interface) - text display is 6 lines too high over welcome image - character encoding on module insertion dialog seems wrong Stage 1 install dates from 3 may. So, 1) is my iso creation procedure correct ? 2) which module should i use with this ppc model ? 3) what script should i use to split the PPC tree into two ISO ? The full tree use results in a 1,2 Go one and i don't have any DVD-burner currently :-) -- Guillaume Rousse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GPG keys http://www.univ-reunion.fr/~grousse/gpgkeys.html
Re: [Cooker] Mandrake PPC
It's targeted for New-World machines, which only have a CD or hard-drive as a boot device. For a minimal boot CD you'll need the yaboot.conf that should be at the base of the directory, and the boot directory. The stage1 installer then gives options for all the various install types. Perhaps I should make a "tools" directory with an x86 version of mkhybrid for those of you starting the process from Intel. You need this older version, as the current version makes read-only hybrids and the mkINSTALLCD script is unable to "bless" the boot folder. Be aware, we do not have a non-destructive partition splitter for PPC, like on Intel. You will need to prep your hard drive beforehand, leaving whatever space you want to dedicate for Linux as "Apple_Free". I have a doc that goes over this, which I should drop into the download area too. Stew Benedict On Sun, 20 May 2001, Guillaume Rousse wrote: > I discovered the PPC tree on my mirror was now more empty :-) There are lots > of guys here interested... > I found a README file indicating how to burn an installation disc. Before > rushing to the nearest cd-writer, is it worth the try now, or is it just > waste of time and blanck CD ? And are there any other installation method ? > -- > Guillaume Rousse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > GPG keys http://www.univ-reunion.fr/~grousse/gpgkeys.html >
[Cooker] Mandrake PPC
I discovered the PPC tree on my mirror was now more empty :-) There are lots of guys here interested... I found a README file indicating how to burn an installation disc. Before rushing to the nearest cd-writer, is it worth the try now, or is it just waste of time and blanck CD ? And are there any other installation method ? -- Guillaume Rousse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GPG keys http://www.univ-reunion.fr/~grousse/gpgkeys.html
