Got it working! Now my mouse doesn't work though! Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael J Flaherty" <mikeflaherty at mn.rr.com> To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 11:40 PM Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Help-I am new to Linux, I'm having trouble installing YDL 2.2 > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > >