Re: G5 powermac installer queries
On Fri, Nov 11, 2005 at 09:49:52PM +0000, Ken Moffat wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Nov 2005, Sven Luther wrote:
>
> >
> >You could try with firewire networking ?
> >
> No firewire devices here, and no firewire on my other desktops.
> >
> >Mmm, no X should be used, but i guess this means you didn't get the
> >language
> >question, right ?
> >
> Right. Whizzed through the framebuffer, then the "flashes" of a light
> screen with some text started, separated each time by what seemed like 3
> or 4 seconds of dark screen.
>
> >> Meanwhile, I see that the weekly testing isos have been uppdated today.
> >>Will try that.
> >
> >post tuesday netinst should be ok.
> >
> No change on the weekly, and no working network for netinst. I'll have
> to switch to 'Plan B' when I've worked one out.
you can use the netinst cd, which will allow you to install a base system
without network access, not really goodly named, contrary to businesscard and
plain netboot, or the miniiso. Once there, you can download by some other
media (other box, mac os, whatever), the 2.6.14 sid kernel and yaird, and
install both of them on your box.
How does that sound as plan B.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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