Re: making a cd bootable for a mac
On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 11:41:43PM -0400, Matthew Kurpiewski wrote:
> 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.
Oh, my. That's interesting. You might want to forward this to Ben H,
since he's the only one who really understands the voodoo involved in
yaboot.
Dan
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