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[UH <uhtlmk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My installation hangs at "Recognizing hardware, please wait" (or
something like that: I'm using the german version).

2012/10/15 Greg Faith <gregfaith@xxxxxxxxx>:
> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 7:14 AM, UH <uhtlmk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Today i did an install (with the today's daily) following exactly the
>> instructions of Greg (only changement: 1440x900 for the screen).
>> Before putting in the 'live video= ... " line i realized there is a
>> yaboot warning:
>>
>> "Bootstrap partition type is wrong: Apple_HFS
>> type should be: Apple_Bootstrap"
>>
>> But the boot went off anyway (may this error later on will create
>> problems working with ybin??)
>>
>> The boot screen is not the lubuntu splash screen but a blue one with
>> lubuntu in monotype 16 or 18 pts. I got one error msg i was unable to
>> catch exactly on the fly; something like: Failed to register client to
>> i2c keywest
>>
>> Then the desktop opened: All fine. I could start the installation
>> with, apparently no problems. Now, i'll have to try out what will
>> happen then. I'll come back to report.
>>
>> Uli
>>
>> 2012/9/29 Greg Faith <gregfaith@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> > Finally got a Live USB to have good graphics and clean dialog boxes
>> > for the install.
>> >
>> > Here were my steps:
>> >
>> >  zsync today's iso..
>> >
>> > Placed the iso on the USB with dd command
>> >
>> > sudo dd if=quantal-desktop-powerpc.iso of=/dev/sdb
>> >
>> > Got into OpenFirmware with Power-Option-Apple-O-F all at pretty much
>> > same time.
>> >
>> > Addressed USB with > boot usb0/@1:2,\\yaboot
>> >
>> > selected L  (small l)
>> >
>> > at yaboot boot:   live video=radeonfb:1024x768-32@60
>> >
>> > No nasty dithered graphics live or on reboot either...
>
>
> Those are the exact things I see as well UH. You have expalined them well.
> Greg nm_geo