I just installed MintPPC 11 on my iBook clamshell (300 MHz, 192 MB, 6GB HD). However, I encountered some problems during the installation. At the very end, an error message came up and said that certain elements failed to install. I finished the installation, but when booted the system, certain elements were missing, such as the overall theme of mintppc (such as smooth, rounded buttons replaced with a boxy, pre-Windows XP look). I wonder if this is just my problem, or if other people have encountered it. I have installed MintPPC before and never run into this. I assume this has to do with a bug in the newly-compiled Wheezy net cd. Should I just wait it out, and see if it will be fixed, or is there a workaround?

@samhfirefox:

Caution is the better part of valor . . . I think you should wait . . . . : - )))

But, the question is, what are you waiting for?? If it is part of the Wheezy install cd as many of us have experienced, for many months, it's hard to know what you would be waiting for, because they don't seem too concerned. However, having said that, if you get an error window, and the window says, "failed to install" . . . that is more clear than for those of us (like me) who got an "installation successful" . . . but then had problems. I guess if you knew which parts failed to install, and you had "rescue" installed then you might "rescue" the other parts??? But you haven't provided too many details . . . you would probably need the correct xorg.conf file for your computer, and also, don't know if that computer is "old world" or "new" . . . and whether you downloaded the G3?? netinstall iso, etc. So, you might have to erase and re-install, or also try the latest netinstall iso download it, and run the installation again until you at least get "installation successful."

Otherwise, waiting will probably spend less mental energy . . . . : - 0

e.e.p.

Thank you so much for your reply! I would agree with you that, considering Wheezy is still in "testing" there will be bugs. I will frequently check and see if the bug has been removed, and hopefully get a successful install! I was also curious to know if Linuxopjemac has gotten anywhere with compiling a full install CD, like the other distros, that would let people install without the internet connection. If it were compiled and tested, there would be less chance of weird changes, as it could be a stable, non-day-to-day changing iso. It seems that the people at Debian change the mini.iso so frequently that there is no telling if it compatible with all of our systems. I had the problem mentioned on my previous post on both my other iBook G3 (dual-usb, 800MHz, 640MB RAM, 30GB HD) and my iMac G3 (350MHz, 192MB RAM, 10GB HD).

-Thanks again!

-samhfirefox

samhff: Well that's an interesting idea (full install CD) . . . but I don't think JD wants to do that, I think it has to do with the bandwidth needed on the website??? and I don't think he wants to pay for that. And, then, there are the problems with getting one or a few systems that work for all the computers . . . . Again, you could wait . . . but I don't think anything will chance while you wait. : - ))) I didn't read your other post. If you are referring to the "firmware sta-fr" (can't remember exactly, but it is a "firmware error" . . . that can be ignored . . . . Apparently it hasn't been fixed yet. Also, it seems like some computers need the xorg.conf file and others don't, but if they need it all kinds of issues show up . . . .

e.e.p.

There is no full CD for wheezy partially b/c of what eep said and also b/c wheezy isn't solid yet. It is a moving target. You either install from the internet and are up to date or you install from a solid CD and do just as much updating as soon as you install.

If you want a solid, stable, less buggy MintPPC, go with 9.3. It is based on Debian Stable aka Squeeze. MintPPC 11 is based on Debian Testing (Read: Beta) aka Wheezy.

Missing things like that seem to indicate a bad mirror. (Meaning some packages failed to download.) I'd reinstall using a different mirror and see if you can replicate it. If it happens a second time on a different mirror, then we have a problem.

Thank you for your response! I was thinking that since the MintPPC 9.3 installer seems to be fully functional that I could install it and then upgrade to 11. I assume that this is done by using the MintPPC repository. However, when I looked at the instructions, they seemed a little old, and when I tried them, nothing happened. I tried to change where the computer looked for updates in the repository, but it only messed up my computer. Is it really possible to upgrade from 9.3 to 11? Or do I have to install from the Debian Wheezy CD to get 11 on my iBook/iMac.
-Thanks
samhfirefox

You would need to switch all of your repos to the wheezy ones, both debian mirrors and our MintPPC mirrors. Then, run a 'sudo apt-get dist-upgrade'.

Sorry for asking a stupid question, but could you give me the exact repositories I need? How can I edit the sources to do this ( is it through Software Sources, or can I edit a text file?) I know there is an article about updating through the repository, but It didn't work for me last time, and just further worsened my problem. I suspect that these instructions are old and only apply to updating squeeze, not from squeeze to wheezy.
-Thanks