Re: Can't boot on StarMax 3000/200 with 2.2.16-2000-07-26

[Adam Di Carlo <adam@onshore.com>]

"Stephen Pickering" <stevep@cyberspace.org> writes:

> I've got a Motorola StarMax 3000/200 (Apple 4400) and I am having trouble
> booting potato, I have tried a few sets of the boot flopies, the most
> recient
> being the  2.2.16-2000-07-26 but none work.

[...]
> Using the boot floppy I get Tux and a mac icon, then it shows:
> 
>     Welcome to Linux, Kernel 2.2.17
> 
>     started at    : 0x00000000
>     linked at     : 0xc0000000
>     frame buffer at     : 0x81800480 (phys), 0x81800480 (log)
>     MSR            : 0x00000042
>     HID0            : 0x0010c801
> 
>     booting...
> 
> And spits the floppy out .

I am recalling that perhaps Mac install requires bootable CD ?

Can anyone confirm or deny?

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