MkLinux DR3 Installation on an External SCSI Drive

02-Feb-99
Stefan Jeglinski

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  1. Copy MkLinux Booter and Mach Kernal to the Extensions folder of the System Folder.

  2. Copy the MkLinux control panel to the Control Panels folder of the System Folder.

  3. Copy lilo.conf and MkLinux.prefs to the Preferences folder of the System Folder.

  4. Reboot the computer. At the MkLinux splash screen, select MkLinux.

  5. The RedHat installer is now engaged, assuming the DR3 CD is in the drive.

  6. There are no screenshots here for the RedHat installer, but the following brief descriptions will be more than enough if it is working correctly. A brief descriptive title of the particular option is given, along with the suggested response:

    • welcome: OK
    • keyboard: us
    • install media: local cd-rom: OK
    • insert cd: OK (repeat if error - it takes moment to mount)
    • initializing cd-rom...
    • installation path: install
    • partition drive: select /dev/sda - SCSI ID2 Quantum drive...
    • root file system: /dev/sda4
    • Mount the other partitions (set mount points):

      • /dev/sda4 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 mount point = / (already entered)
      • /dev/sda6 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 mount point = /usr

    • swap partition: /dev/sda5
    • format partitions - select /dev/sda4 and /dev/sda6

  7. what to install: With limited disk space, be careful what you select.
    I put a star by everything except

    • DOS/Windows connectivity
    • print server
    • News Server
    • NFS Server

    • Note: your choices may vary.
    • Note: if you get a message about unresolved dependencies, click through to let the installer fix these.

  8. install log in /tmp/install.log - OK

  9. configure mouse: select ADB Mouse and 3-button option.

  10. Configure Network - if you know in advance what will go here, proceed to set it up; however, for me at the time I was first installing, I understood what all the entries were but I didn't understand what was being done with them. When I had ethernet problems, I found that this blind trust in the installer obscured my deeper understanding of network settings on this computer, and I ended up needing the equivalent of industrial strength Viagra to get my internet connection up. A separate section of this site covers building the network connections step-by-step.

  11. config timezones
    • select hardware clock set to GMT
    • timezone = US/Eastern
    • OK

  12. Config startup services. Keep default settings or your use own preferences. Done.

  13. Config printer. skip for now.

  14. password
    • set root password
    • repeat
    • OK

  15. Almost done. You will get a reminder of how to modify your lilo.conf file.
    In the case described on this page the modification is to add rootdev=/dev/sda4 and comment out rootdev=/dev/scd0

  16. reboot the computer into MacOS and change the lilo.conf file in the Preferences folder as directed.

  17. reboot the computer again
    at the MkLinux splash screen, select MkLinux
    your computer should now be booting into MkLinux from the external SCSI
    congratulations
    your journey has begun

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