On Sat, May 19, 2001 at 11:18:51AM -0700, tillman@azstarnet.com wrote: > +<![ %powerpc [ > + <sect2>Writing Disk Images From MacOS > + <p> > +On MacOS systems, you can use the freeware <prgn>suntar</prgn> program > +to create floppy disk images. (Note: <prgn>Disk Copy</prgn> will not > +work for this purpose, because it creates HFS filesystem floppies. The > +floppies you will be creating, except the hfs-image-floppy, are Linux > +filesystem floppies.) You can obtain <prgn>suntar</prgn> from <url > +id="&url-powerpc-suntar;">. To create a floppy from a floppy image, > +for example the <file>root.bin</file> file, first download the file > +from the Debian mirror in <em>binary</em> mode. Do not allow any > +automatic extraction of the file after downloading. The `.bin' > +extension does not stand for Macbinary, but rather just `binary' > +floppy image files. this is WRONG. Disc Copy WILL allow you to burn any disk image you want, the problem is you must set thier file type and creator codes to something it wants. if you set these to type: DDim Creator: ddsk once you do that and use the `Utilities->Make Floppy' menu item it will allow you to burn any file with the above type creator to a floppy. it need not have any filesystem at all, root.bin, ext2 floppies, a file consisting of nothing but nulls etc. it will do them all. do not apply this above patch as it is 100% misinformation. > +Select the <file>root.bin</file> file in the file-opening dialog. > + <item> > +After the floppy has been created successfully, select `Eject' from > +the <tt>File</tt> menu. If there are any errors writing the floppy, > +simply toss that floppy and try another. > + </enumlist> > + ]]> the remainder of this patch is not necessary due to the above misinformation. -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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