Re: making a cd bootable for a mac
Well, I have an update on the bootable cd problem. I'm fairly the convinced
that the problem is related to some changes in the new mac (or at least new
imac, new as in the ones released in July) hardware or openfirmware. I
successfully booted the same cd that doesn't boot on my machine on a B&W G3
here in one of the labs. I also tried, as per Garry Roseman's suggestions,
burning another cd on a mac making sure the system folder was "blessed" (it
didn't really matter, as the original was "blessed" anyhow) and trying the
Toast CD Reader extension, to no avail. I really don't have the know how to
hunt down and fix the problem, however, I'd be willing to use my machine for
some testing if that helps get things fixed. I just need someone to point
me in the right direction.
Anyhow, if anyone has anymore info on booting from a hard disk and then
installing from cd, I'd be grateful for that.
Thanks,
matt kurpiewski
<matthewk@pitt.edu>
on 9/7/00 3:51 PM, Daniel Jacobowitz at dan@debian.org wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 03:28:12PM -0400, matthewk wrote:
>>> Did you remember (i know, this needs to be more documented) to hold
>>> down C to boot from CD?
>>
>> hehe, yes, many times in fact.
>>
>> I guess I'm also curious if there is anyway to boot from the hard disk and
>> then install
>> from the cd, but I haven't found any documentation on this. Could be
>> because it's not
>> possible. Anyhow, suggestions on alternate install methods are welcome,
>> but, I have no
>> removeable media, and no other machine to boot it from.
>>
>> matt kurpiewski
>
> *sigh*
>
> Where'd you get the image from?
>
>
> Meanwhile, you can install from the hard drive using yaboot. In fact,
> using the yaboot.conf on the CD in install/powermac. I don't remember
> exactly how, though.
>
>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 03:00:22PM -0400, matthewk wrote:
>>>> Are there any known issues with booting on the newest macs? The cd
>>>> I've made here doesn't seem to work.
>>>>
>>>> matt kurpiewski
>>>>
>>>> --On Thursday, September 7, 2000 2:49 PM -0400 Daniel Jacobowitz
>>>> <dan@debian.org> wrote:r
>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 11:51:37AM -0400, Matthew Kurpiewski wrote:
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm a long time Debian/intel user who decided to switch to the powerpc
>>>>>> platform. Anyhow, I have a new Sage imac DV+ I'm just dying to get
>>>>>> debian installed to. However, being relatively new to the mac,
>>>>>> constructing mac bootable cd's from the debian .iso is a bit of
>>>>>> mystery to me. Do I have to burn it on a mac to make it bootable?
>>>>>> Are there any other considerations I should know about when burning
>>>>>> the cd? Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. Like I said, I'm
>>>>>> a bit anxious to get debian up and running. I'm not on the list so
>>>>>> please cc: matthewk@pitt.edu
>>>>>
>>>>> Nope. It should be bootable no matter how it is burnt.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dan
>>>>>
>>>>> /--------------------------------\ /--------------------------------\
>>>>> | Daniel Jacobowitz |__| SCS Class of 2002 |
>>>>> | Debian GNU/Linux Developer __ Carnegie Mellon University |
>>>>> | dan@debian.org | | dmj+@andrew.cmu.edu |
>>>>> \--------------------------------/ \--------------------------------/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dan
>>>
>>> /--------------------------------\ /--------------------------------\
>>> | Daniel Jacobowitz |__| SCS Class of 2002 |
>>> | Debian GNU/Linux Developer __ Carnegie Mellon University |
>>> | dan@debian.org | | dmj+@andrew.cmu.edu |
>>> \--------------------------------/ \--------------------------------/
>>
>>
>>
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> Dan
>
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