Linux on PowerPC FAQ-O-Matic: Moving LinuxPPC 1999 CD files to hard drive before install

	Linux on PowerPC FAQ-O-Matic : Start Here! (Getting started/First day) : Moving LinuxPPC 1999 CD files to hard drive before install
	If you have problems getting the X-Windows or RedHat installer to recognize your 3rd party CD-ROM during the install, you can move the installation files to a local HFS partition first. (Build the folder and files hierarchy as explained in the Installation & Users Guide). However... **NOTE: After the copy, if your /software/RedHat/RPMS folder is empty, move the contents of each sub-folder of /software that was copied to your hard drive(except for ./RedHat of course) to the /software/RedHat/RPMS folder before starting the BootX installer. Otherwise, you will have an improper install (watch log for constant errors) that will lead to a "unable to open initial console" (an error that can mean other things) at reboot. beckett@goliath.montclair.edu*
	* this is a question/example of problem, not an answer. I'll post the solution eventually, hopefully somebody will beat me to it. I too have had problems placing the PPC.org 1999 r5 installation files on a SCSI HD. Actually, I'm trying to put the MacOS on a 122mb partition, and the installer files on a separate 500mb SCSI disk. I use MacOS and BootX v1.1 on the 122mb partition. We proceed into the X linux installer, xli v1.4g and make it up to choose method [Local] but can't figure out how to tell xli where the files are - (500mb HFS SCSI disk). --- I'm following the instructions in the "linuxppc-guide-990811.pdf" I'm limited to 2 SCSI drives: 500mb SCSI & 1.2gig SCSI on a Pmac 7200/90, no CD [no upgrade path to G3 or G4] yes, I'm thrilled too ;) I partition my 1.2gig into 1024mb root, 50mb swap, 122mb HFS On the 500mb, I create-copy the contents of the "software" folder and create-copy the "install/maps" folders. I don't have room for the "live.filesystem" so it goes onto the 122mb HFS MacOS partition. On the 122mb partition, I've done a minimum MacOS 7.61 installation; and pared that down to just the StartupDisk controlPanel and the CDrom Extensions for a borrowed OEM CD mechanism. With the free space on the MacOS partition, I place a copy of the "LinuxPPC 1999 Installer" and run it. I think everything is in a proper place & restart. --- I use BootX v1.1 and proceed into the X linux installer, xli v1.4g and make it up to choose method [Local] but can't figure out how to tell xli where the files are - (500mb HFS SCSI disk). I tried to input /dev/sdba5 which corresponds to the 500mb HFS SCSI disk, but it don't work. the Output Console for xli 1.4g says this about what I'm doing: trying to find the drive use of uninitialized value at /root/bin/xli.pl line 128. Running mount /dev/sdba5/software /tmp/install mount: mount point /tmp/install does not exist --- hmmmm- that * means there's no entry in help for that command, bummer! user@aol.com
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