Re: [ydl-gen] Historical Project

Tracy LeFebvre <[email protected]> Fri, 23 Aug 2013 23:54:21 -0400
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I want to know how this turns out. I was thinking of doing something
similar but he will find out sooner. If you still need help let us know.


On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 6:03 PM, jh <[email protected]> wrote:

>  The stuff you need is there. Go up a level to
>
> http://ftp.caliu.cat/pub1/distribucions/yellowdog/releases/yellowdog-3.0
>
> and pick one. I've successfully run 3.0 on a powerbook 3400. The Mac
> specific parts are down in the tree. For example, for version 6.0, yaboot
> and ofboot are in:
>
> /pub1/distribucions/yellowdog/releases/yellowdog-6.0/os/ppc/mac/ The 6.0
> distribution has iso images, too. See:
>
> /pub1/distribucions/yellowdog/releases/yellowdog-6.0/os/images/ Best of
> luck.
>
> jh
>
>
> On 7/28/13 2:03 PM, Clif Flynt wrote:
>
> Hi,
>   I have a need to prove that some 20'th century software can run with
> only 20'th century software on 20'th century Apple hardware.  (It's
> complicated and has to do with a court case.)
>
>   The package I need to demonstrate was supported on Linux, but not
> MacOS 9.
>
>   I believe that if I can install YellowDog 1.2 or Champion Server 1.2
> or (possibly) ppcLinux 2000, the rest of the project will be trivial.
>
>   I've found the repository at http://ftp.caliu.cat/pub1/distribucions/yellowdog/releases/champion-1.2
>
>   This site has the contents of what I believe was the install ISO, but
> no bootable iso image (though the instructions suggest that there was
> such an image).
>
>   I'm working with a gray clamshell iBook (model 2453), with a 6 G
> drive and USB (no firewire) and New World Rom.
>
>   My success to date has been extracting yaboot from the rpm file,
> and copying that, install/vmlinux and install/ramdisk.image.gz onto
> a small HFS partition on the hard drive.
>
>   The yaboot.conf resembles:
> image = vmlinux
>      label = install
>      append = "ramdisk_size=64000 load_ramdisk=1"
>      initrd = hd:10,hdramdisk.image.gz
>
>   I can boot to the OpenFirmware monitor, and start yaboot with:
> boot hd:10,\yaboot
>
>   Following that with:
>
> boot> install
>
>   This gets as far as
> booting...
>
>   And hangs.
>
>   I tried copying the vmlinux and ramdisk-text.image.gz from the
> YellowDog 2.0 distribution, and these tools will boot, but I can't
> install from the 1.2 CDROM (the installation scripts are looking for
> Pomona.)
>
>   Would someone have a clue?  Or better yet, an old copy of the
> Champion install ISO?
>
>   For background, I'm not a strong Mac guy, but I've been hacking Unix
> since the mid 80s. and Linux since the mid-1990s.
>
>   Thanks,
>   Clif
>
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I want to know how this turns out. I was thinking of doing=
 something similar but he will find out sooner. If you still need help let =
us know.</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"=
>On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 6:03 PM, jh <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailt=
o:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<=
br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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  <div bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" text=3D"#000000">
    <div>The stuff you need is there. Go up a
      level to<br>
      <br>
<a href=3D"http://ftp.caliu.cat/pub1/distribucions/yellowdog/releases/yello=
wdog-3.0" target=3D"_blank">http://ftp.caliu.cat/pub1/distribucions/yellowd=
og/releases/yellowdog-3.0</a><br>
      <br>
      and pick one. I&#39;ve successfully run 3.0 on a powerbook 3400. The
      Mac specific parts are down in the tree. For example, for version
      6.0, yaboot and ofboot are in:<br>
      <br>
     =20
      <h1><small><small><small><small>/pub1/distribucions/yellowdog/release=
s/yellowdog-6.0/os/ppc/mac/</small></small></small></small></h1>
      The 6.0 distribution has iso images, too. See:<br>
      <br>
     =20
      <h1><small><small><small><small>/pub1/distribucions/yellowdog/release=
s/yellowdog-6.0/os/images/</small></small></small></small></h1>
      Best of luck.<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
      <br>
      jh</font></span><div><div class=3D"h5"><br>
      <br>
      On 7/28/13 2:03 PM, Clif Flynt wrote:<br>
    </div></div></div><div><div class=3D"h5">
    <blockquote type=3D"cite">
      <pre>Hi,
  I have a need to prove that some 20&#39;th century software can run with
only 20&#39;th century software on 20&#39;th century Apple hardware.  (It&#=
39;s
complicated and has to do with a court case.)

  The package I need to demonstrate was supported on Linux, but not
MacOS 9.
 =20
  I believe that if I can install YellowDog 1.2 or Champion Server 1.2
or (possibly) ppcLinux 2000, the rest of the project will be trivial.

  I&#39;ve found the repository at=20
<a href=3D"http://ftp.caliu.cat/pub1/distribucions/yellowdog/releases/champ=
ion-1.2" target=3D"_blank">http://ftp.caliu.cat/pub1/distribucions/yellowdo=
g/releases/champion-1.2</a>

  This site has the contents of what I believe was the install ISO, but
no bootable iso image (though the instructions suggest that there was
such an image).

  I&#39;m working with a gray clamshell iBook (model 2453), with a 6 G
drive and USB (no firewire) and New World Rom.

  My success to date has been extracting yaboot from the rpm file,
and copying that, install/vmlinux and install/ramdisk.image.gz onto
a small HFS partition on the hard drive.

  The yaboot.conf resembles:
image =3D vmlinux
     label =3D install
     append =3D &quot;ramdisk_size=3D64000 load_ramdisk=3D1&quot;
     initrd =3D hd:10,hdramdisk.image.gz

  I can boot to the OpenFirmware monitor, and start yaboot with:
boot hd:10,\yaboot

  Following that with:

boot&gt; install

  This gets as far as
booting...

  And hangs.
 =20
  I tried copying the vmlinux and ramdisk-text.image.gz from the
YellowDog 2.0 distribution, and these tools will boot, but I can&#39;t
install from the 1.2 CDROM (the installation scripts are looking for
Pomona.)

  Would someone have a clue?  Or better yet, an old copy of the
Champion install ISO?

  For background, I&#39;m not a strong Mac guy, but I&#39;ve been hacking U=
nix
since the mid 80s. and Linux since the mid-1990s.

  Thanks,
  Clif

</pre>
    </blockquote>
    <br>
  </div></div></div>

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