Hello Everyone,
I'm trying to install YDL 6.2 PPC DVD over the network onto an iBook G4 with only a CD-ROM drive. I'm running Mac OS X 10.6 and have tried using NFS which failed horribly. My current attempt is using FTP. I've mounted the downloaded YDL 6.2 PPC DVD and copied all the contents of the mounted drive to a Desktop directory named YDL. I created the bootable CD and have successfully authenticated into my ftp server. Now my problem is with the packages. I can get the hard drive partitioned using the YDL Net installer. I then select the packages I would like to use. When the installer begins to check the packages, it states that some of the packages cannot be opened. "This is due to a missing file or perhaps a corrupt package." I went in with the Terminal to try and discover what the issue was and I found that the .rpm files, which were copied over to the desktop directory, did not have complete file names. So when I seen that a file was missing or corrupt, for example the file "gnutls-devel-1.4.1-3.1.ydl6.1.ppc.rpm." I went in and searched for the file. Each file that was termed "Missing or Corrupt" had an incomplete filename. I discovered the file had a name of "gnutls-devel-1.4.1-3.1.ydl6." I would manually go in and fill in the blanks to the file names and the YDL Installer on the Client would successfully pass the the next package. Many Packages have that same issue. "Missing or Corrupt" files, yet really they had incomplete file names. I went in and manually changed as many packages as I could to get this install working. For about an hour or two all seemed to go well. Heres the catcher, I've come across a file named "telnet-0.17-39%{dist}.ppc.rpm." You can take a wild guess at what the installer said about this file... "Missing or Corrupt... blah blah blah." I went in, and with my solution to all the other packages I renamed the package to what it should have been. But to my surprise, for this ONE file, my quick fix just doesn't work. I've tried searching for the file on the internet and have found it successfully. I then procedded to replace the old "telnet-0.17-39%{dist}.ppc.rpm" with the newly downloaded "telnet-0.17-39%{dist}.ppc.rpm." I still get the same error message from the installer. This is where I am stuck.
If anyone can provide any type of helpful information or need more information on my problem my email is Dylenbrivera@gmail.com
I will also constantly check back at this forum for replies. Thank you ydl. Until I get a response, farewell. ;]