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Hello. I'm trying to install Linux (Ubuntu) for the first time. I have
a DVD with Ubuntu and a DVD with Kubuntu. I'm trying to install onto a
brand new external hard drive. I've allowed the installation to
automatically partition the hard drive, I've tried doing it manually
(creating a boot partition just after the first partition on the drive,
which is a 32k apple partition, then creating a couple gigs as a swap,
and one as / formatted ext 3) for both DVDs. In all cases I get the
same problem:

Base files and additional files are installed with no apparent problem,
it asks me to set the time zone. Then it tries to install yaboot, as it
tries to install the boostrap it stops and says "failed to install
bootloader." I hit return and is says that it failed to install yaboot.
It tells me I will need to boot manually and gives me the needed kernal
arguments.

Does anyone know what the problem is, or if there is a way around it? I
don't know how to boot manually, all I know is if I hold down the c key
it boots from the CD, if I hold down option it gives me a choice of
what macintosh bootable partition to boot from.

Thanks.

Earthling wrote:
> Hello. I'm trying to install Linux (Ubuntu) for the first time. I have
> a DVD with Ubuntu and a DVD with Kubuntu. I'm trying to install onto a
> brand new external hard drive. I've allowed the installation to
> automatically partition the hard drive, I've tried doing it manually
> (creating a boot partition just after the first partition on the drive,
> which is a 32k apple partition, then creating a couple gigs as a swap,
> and one as / formatted ext 3) for both DVDs. In all cases I get the
> same problem:
>
> Base files and additional files are installed with no apparent problem,
> it asks me to set the time zone. Then it tries to install yaboot, as it
> tries to install the boostrap it stops and says "failed to install
> bootloader." I hit return and is says that it failed to install yaboot.
> It tells me I will need to boot manually and gives me the needed kernal
> arguments.
>
> Does anyone know what the problem is, or if there is a way around it? I
> don't know how to boot manually, all I know is if I hold down the c key
> it boots from the CD, if I hold down option it gives me a choice of
> what macintosh bootable partition to boot from.
>
> Thanks.

just a hunch, but i suspect since Debain makes an entirely diff set of
distros for CPU architectures, such as PPC (Apple) that the boot
loaders are incompatable...but i could be wrong. I mean: you can Dual
Boot any software that runs on x86 with the x86 version (or x86_64
variant, depending) - but you may need a Yellow Dog rendition
<http://penguinppc.org/> also see;
<http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/>

Thanks. I had figured that it was something along those lines, but in a
different community someone mentioned that I need to install Yaboot and
the kernel on the master drive.

Earthling wrote:

> Thanks. I had figured that it was something along those lines, but in a
> different community someone mentioned that I need to install Yaboot and
> the kernel on the master drive.
>
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