Good luck...may be tough to find DVD image broken down for ppc. Too bad you're like 8,000 miles away because in my office, where I have all the repositories local, it takes less than an hour. Anyway, once you get it installed and if you struggle getting X going, let me know because I can help with iMac G3. Craig On Wed, 2008-04-02 at 14:20 +1100, Catherine Fitzgerald wrote: > Thanks Craig, right now I'm trying to work out an alternative for > installation. The last one got to 75% and hung there for two days. I'm > going to see if I can find a site that has the install set up so I can > burn the whole os files to several CDs and do it that way. > > Craig White wrote: > > You could probably lighten up the initial install and add packages after > > you get running. > > > > I suspect that you might need my xorg.conf file (I've got a few of them > > for iMac G3's) as I had to work out issues with the display and there > > are iMac G3's with different video cards. If you have trouble getting X > > started after install, be sure to sound off to the list. > > > > Craig > > > > On Mon, 2008-03-31 at 14:24 +1100, Catherine Fitzgerald wrote: > > > >> After 24hrs stuck on the openoffice core file? The computer had stopped > >> communicating with the modem so I started it again, but with a custom > >> install leaving out openoffice. > >> > >> The other thing that just occurred to me is that the modem firewall > >> could be causing a problem. I keep forgetting that it has its own as I > >> have separate firewalls running on all the computers. > >> > >> Craig White wrote: > >> > >>> I was hoping that it was still downloading the rest of the packages and > >>> that you haven't interrupted because it should eventually finish. > >>> > >>> Craig > >>> > >>> On Mon, 2008-03-31 at 12:15 +1100, Catherine Fitzgerald wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> Yep. I'm just going to leave it for now and wait a few days before I try > >>>> again. Thanks for all your help. > >>>> > >>>> Craig White wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Might as well let it go as I would expect that their 24 window of > >>>>> bandwidth limiting will expire. > >>>>> > >>>>> I'm also thinking that the same bandwidth limiting would occur if you > >>>>> download the DVD - that is 3.9 Gb which I would assume to be larger than > >>>>> the bandwidth required to do the install via http. > >>>>> > >>>>> Craig > >>>>> > >>>>> On Mon, 2008-03-31 at 07:11 +1100, Catherine Fitzgerald wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> lol... we are talking Telstra here, they are not known for being > >>>>>> sympathetic. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> If it hasn't got any further tonight I will start looking at other > >>>>>> installation options. Either a custom install without Openoffice (and > >>>>>> install it later) or a varient on Tim's idea and somehow make my pc a > >>>>>> repository, then just do some sort of network connection to it instead. > >>>>>> I'm not quite sure how to go about that, but I'll figure it out eventually. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Craig White wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> I would call them and beg for a 24 hour window of 'unlimited' to > >>>>>>> accomplish the task at hand...you *might* get someone sympathetic to > >>>>>>> your plight. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Craig > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Mon, 2008-03-31 at 06:15 +1100, Catherine Fitzgerald wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Some progress yes, but at the moment its taking forever (and I mean > >>>>>>>> forever - over 12hrs now) to install the openoffice core. I think my ISP > >>>>>>>> has throttled my download speed to almost nothing (the price of cheap > >>>>>>>> unlimitted broadband is that when Telstra slows it down once you hit a > >>>>>>>> certain amount, they really slow it down). The progress report > >>>>>>>> (ctrl-alt-F3) has no errors, and the computer is still ticking away and > >>>>>>>> talking to my modem. Basically, the install is at 65%, with another 200 > >>>>>>>> odd packages to install, and I'm hoping it's just a matter of being > >>>>>>>> extremely patient and hoping that when I get home from work tonight it > >>>>>>>> will have got a bit further. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Oh, and I am using the text mode install > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Craig White wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> 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 > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>> > >>> > > > > >
