Re: Problem installing WOODY

[Andreas <an...@po...>]

Hi

Am 07-Sep-02 schrieb DAINOTTO Brothers:

> Hello Andreas, Hello Alan
> 
> Thanks a lot for your replies.
> 
> :-)
> 
>> You are absolutely on the right list.
> 
> Great !
> 
>>> My config : A1200+BlizzardPPC 603e/240 060/50+BVision+64 Mo ram.
>>> 1.4 Go IDE disk, SCSI CD-Rom drive, Whippet.
> 
>> Fine! Maybe kind of small harddisk? ;)
> 
> Well, it's an old HD I don't use anymore, but I have installed just a
> minimum system on it an disconnected my main HD. I don't really want to
> mess up my stable OS3.9 by mistake.

That's ok! Good idea, btw.!

> Is it really too small, even for a test ?

No, no, not at all. I was only joking ;) I just thought you've bought a new
drive for it, and wondered that they are still selling drives with such sizes.
But as you said, it's a used one. No, it shouldn't be a problem, we're not the
Operating System I Shall Not Name.

>> Where did you get the installer from and which kernel are you trying to
>> launch (I guess you're working with the stuff from taken from the
>> debian/dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/current/apus/ directory from
>> debian?)
> 
> Right. I thought that was the newest stuff, but it seems I'm wrong.
> 
> :-(
> 
>> Kernel: if you're working with the debian stuff, you're going
>> with 2.2.10. I suggest taking the 2.4.17 or 2.4.18-1 kernel directly from
>> the APUS website.
> 
> I will do that as soon as possible. Thanks a lot, Alan, for the URL.

Good luck!

-- 
Best wishes, bye,
Andi