On Friday 12 April 2002 07:55, you wrote: > Hi there, > I'm brand-new to Linux (but I learn fast). I'm trying to install Yellow Dog > Linux 2.2 on a Mac Power PC 6500. I am having an awful time, despite having > a pretty good installation guide. >The installation "hangs" at certain > points in the process and locks my computer up (or at least I think it > does. Is going for 10 minutes without any obvious further installation > progress "hanging up"?). Just installed YDL 2.2 on a 7300 today. The on-screen progress bars don't always keep pace with the actual install progress. They appear frozen at a certain point, and then suddenly... they finish in an instant, specifically the "checking for dependencies" progress bar and the "transferring packages" progress bar. > When I reboot and go into the install process > again, it starts copying files and then I get messages that "such and such > When you re-install YDL you should delete, re-add, and re-format your "/" partition. No need to alter your swap partition. When using BootX on an old-world ROM machine, the boot partition is not actually necessary. I don't even have one. > a file" is already installed and is the latest version", so obviously it's > installing something. > Deleting your root partition will solve that. Re-run the install and walk away for at least an hour once it starts installing. I wouldn't assume that it's frozen unless it does absolutely nothing for at least 30 minutes. If the install fails, you should get some sort of message. At what point does it appear frozen ? MJF