Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-ppc (15 mails)

["BABA, Yoshihiko" <baba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Akiko Ogawa wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want to install SuSE Linux PPC 7.3 in a Firewire hard drive 
connected to
> my iBook (Dual USB). My iBook has only OS 9 and OS X.
> I found an article in the knowledge base at
>
>   http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/olh_ppc_sleep.html
>
> The article says I need to modify my /etc/modules.conf and add lines:
>
> pre-install ohci1394 modprobe ieee1394
> pre-install sdp2 modprobe ohci1394
>
> My question is how I do this when you boot from the installation CD. 
Booting
> from CD takes me directly to YaBoot and have no chance to modify the
> module.conf file.


This is just my guess because I haven't tested it.  Just make ISO image
file from the CD-ROM, modify /etd/module.conf (and possibly some other
files), and burn it.  You also need a new version of the kernel.  Don't
forget that FireWire support is still experimental.

Also, check:
http://jeff.zaius.org/coding/linuxppc1.php3

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BABA Yoshihiko
Tokyo Linux Users Group