On Sat, May 26, 2001 at 11:59:40PM -0700, Chris Tillman wrote: > > On Sat, May 26, 2001 at 09:42:54PM -0700, Chris Tillman wrote: > >> > >> OK. Well I've been checking out the mkhybrid docs, and it's just like you > >> say, it automatically converts Macbinary, Binhex, etc. to the native Mac > >> documents (assuming the right options are turned on). But I guess that's > >> irrelevant, I'll start on the instructions for Script Editor. > > > > One more slight complication. If it's saved as Unix or DOS text, (CRLFs or > LFs only), then Script Editor can't make heads or tails of it. So it has to > be saved in Mac style (CRs only) and kept from being munged by any of the > systems it crosses. Maybe the best thing would be to to binhex the script > text as well? hrm, yes binhex it. trying to keep it in the non-standard mac format is a losing battle and mac text is unreadable in *nix anyway. it would be nice if we could include a Free de-binhexor or unmacbin for MacOS to supply on the CD... (iirc there is a tool called simply `MacBinaryII[I]' which comes with source under the public domain) > > Here's what I have so far (Floppy4Mac.txt): > > > -- If this script appears all mixed up, with boxes, > -- then it's been converted to Unix style text somehow. > -- You can remedy this by replacing all the boxes with Returns > -- manually, or use BBEdit or some other tool to convert it to > -- Mac style newlines. > > -- This Applescript uses the MacOS Disk Copy utility to > -- create a floppy for use in installing and/or booting Linux > -- on a powerpc, for example the Debian distribution floppy > -- images like root.bin. > > -- To use this script, you must first open it within Script > -- Editor and save it in the Classic Applet format. Script Editor is > -- available on your MacOS system in the Apple Extras:Applescript Extras > -- folder, or on your MacOS CD inthe CD Extras:Applescript Extras folder. > -- Saving the script in the Classic Applet format will result in a > -- droppable icon to which you can drag floppy image files such as > -- root.bin. Disk Copy will prompt you for a floppy disk which will > -- be overwritten with the floppy image you dragged. > > -- This script copyright Chris Tillman, tillman@azstarnet.com, > -- and is available to all under the terms of the > -- GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (GPL). > > on open file_list > > tell application "Finder" > > -- Disk Copy will refuse to make floppies unless the creator and type > -- of the image file meet with its approval > > -- The image is locked so that if it is accidentally mounted on the > -- desktop, its boot blocks won't be erased by MacOS > > repeat with floppy_image_file in file_list > set the creator type of floppy_image_file to "ddsk" > set the file type of floppy_image_file to "DDim" > set the locked of floppy_image_file to true > end repeat > end tell > > tell application "Disk Copy" > activate > repeat with floppy_image_file in file_list > with timeout of 900 seconds > create a floppy from file floppy_image_file > end timeout > end repeat > quit > end tell > > end open > > > > -- > > 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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