Re: ****Re: ****Re: ****Help installing Fedora 8 on iMac G3

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Any progress?

Craig

On Sun, 2008-03-30 at 09:26 +1100, Catherine Fitzgerald wrote:
> Ok, shall do that before trying to write another CD
> 
> Craig White wrote:
> > On Sat, 2008-03-29 at 15:09 -0700, Craig White wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> ----
> >> #1 - burn the CD at the slowest speed possible. When you burn a CD on a
> >> system with a high speed CD writer and then try to use that CD on an
> >> older, slower CD drive, you will have file errors.
> >>
> >> #2 - Your step 3 should have worked. Were you in GUI or text mode when
> >> going through the installation steps (anaconda)?
> >>     
> > ----
> > I should add that I have installed Fedora 7 on an iMac G3 and Fedora 8
> > on a G4 so I truly believe that it should work though I have to confess
> > that I have my own local repositories and only use the ppc/boot.iso to
> > get the first stage boot and then finish booting and run the installer
> > and get the packages from my local repo.
> >
> > Suggest that you boot the rescue cd again and at the prompt 'boot'
> >
> > type 'linux askmethod'
> >
> > and use...
> >
> > http protocol
> > http server: ringtail.its.monash.edu.au
> > path:        /pub/fedora/linux/releases/8/Fedora/ppc/os/
> >
> > and try installing...if this hangs, don't quit but get back to me and
> > tell me if you are running in GUI mode or text mode
> >
> > Craig
> >
> >   
> 

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