How to install YDL on PowerMac G4

johnzee · 09-04-2012, 04:06 PM

My first post. Don't know if this the correct forum.

Have a PowerMac G4 with 500MHz processor and 1.5Gb ram.
Do not have the original mac install disk.
After downloading and burning the YDL iso, I tried installing it, (by booting up with the disk inthe drive) even holding down the 'c' button to no avail.
Any thoughts as to where I'm going wrong?
-john

frieza · 09-04-2012, 04:16 PM

is your G4 running mac osX or os9?

johnzee · 09-04-2012, 04:33 PM

OSX, sorry, should have included that info.

frieza · 09-04-2012, 04:44 PM

well the possibilities are as follows

the c key

command(apple)-option-shift-delete

or invoke open firmware (Command (cloverleaf/Apple)+Option+o+f)

and enter at the prompt

Code:

0 > boot cd:,\install\yaboot

information found here (yes it's related to debian but the process should be essentially the same)
http://www.debian.org/releases/stabl...h05s01.html.en

johnzee · 09-04-2012, 04:50 PM

Thanks, will give it a try!!

frieza · 09-04-2012, 04:53 PM

good luck oh and welcome to LQ, my first distribution was yellowdog, many, many, many years ago, before macs supported directly booting to Linux, it required a mac-os based boot-loader program, it was to say the least, a pain.
again, best of luck.