On Mon, May 21, 2001 at 05:52:14PM -0700, Chris Tillman wrote: > I figured out the reason Disk Copy grayed out Make A Floppy when I was > trying it out, was the machine i was trying it on doesn't have a floppy > drive. > > So, here's my edited version for the Writing Disk Images From MacOS section > of the patch, using root.bin as an example. looks good, you might note that the type codes are already set on the CDs, that step is only required if the images were downloaded. mentioning suntar as an alternate utility would be ok as well. thanks > ------ > > To create a floppy from a floppy image, for example the > <file>root.bin</file> file: > <enumlist> > <item> > 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. > <item> > Obtain ResEdit (http://www.resexcellence.com/resedit.shtml). > <item> > Open the root.bin file with ResEdit (a resource fork will be added to the > file). > <item> > Select <tt>Get Info for root.bin...</tt> under the <tt>File</tt> menu. In > the Type field, replace whatever is there with <tt>DDim</tt>. In the Creator > field, type <tt>ddsk</tt>. The case is sensitive for Type and Creator. > <item> > Finally, check the <tt>File Locked</tt> checkbox so that MacOS will be > unable to remove the boot blocks if the image is mounted accidentally. > If the image is mounted, MacOS will helpfully remove the boot blocks, > ruining the floppy image. > <item> > Obtain Disk Copy; if you have a MacOS system or CD it will very likely be > there already, otherwise try > http://asu.info.apple.com/swupdates.nsf/artnum/n11162 . > <item> > Run Disk Copy, and select `Make a Floppy' from the Utilities menu, then > select the <em>locked</em> image file from the resulting dialog. It will ask > you to insert a floppy, then ask if you really want to erase it. When done > it should eject the floppy. > <item> > When the floppy is ejected <em>set the write protect tab</em>! Otherwise if > you accidently mount it in MacOS, MacOS will helpfully ruin it. > </enumlist> > > -- > > Chris Tillman > tillman@azstarnet.com > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-request@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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