Linux on PowerPC FAQ-O-Matic : Trash :
Problems Installing LinuxPPC from CD-ROM on PBG3 Series
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Linux on PowerPC FAQ-O-Matic : Trash :
Problems Installing LinuxPPC from CD-ROM on PBG3 Series |
| Using a Powerbook G3 Series (not the new 1999 version), the x-windows installer always locks during installation. It locks at a different place each time. I am using the install CD attached to the expansion bay, installing onto a 6GB VST expansion bay drive on the other size. I have 4.5GB partitioned (as /dev/hde7) as an HFS+ volume that I use for the MacOS. I also have 2 other partitions (on dev/hde8 and 9) for 1.5 GB and 50MB. I created them with Drive Setup as Standard HFS partitions, then went to pdisk and re-inited them as A/UX partitions. I restarted, then formatted the A/UX partition without a problem. When I go to install, it begins copying the files to the hard drive then just stops randomly in the middle. Cursor does not move forcing a restart which then requires me to do the process all over. I've tried about 10 times now, and let it sit (after it locked) for up to an hour. Am I missing something obvious? The installer is version 2.6.1. Should I be using the source CD for something? What is the source CD? I though using Linux would free me from the lockups of other OS'es.. Arrrrgh!
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