On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 11:57:11PM -0400, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote: > 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. it could also be that the imac in question is not listed in ofboot's <COMPATIBLE> tag. i added alot of new machines to ybin 0.21 ofboot.b. -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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