Re: Partimage CD boots on my PowerMac while Debian don't
> > A CD should be bootable on a NewWorld if it has a 'blessed'
> > folder. And in order for the blessing to work, the folder needs to
> > have a Mac-System- type file.
>
> I talked some weeks ago with Ethan on irc and he told me that
> the current (at the time) mkisofs couldn't bless the root
> directory of a CD (that is, a blessed directory would have to
> be at least one level deep on the directory tree).
>
> I don't know if that still applies.
>
> > If you mount the CD in MacOS, it should show the folder icon of the
> > blessed folder with a little Mac on it,
>
While Partimage shows the blessed folder in the root Debian does it in
the /install folder (one level deeper). Since Partimage most likely uses
the same mkisofs as Debian the deeper level might be the reason.
How do I build a powerpc test image with the blessed folder in the root
on a Debian i386.
O. Wyss
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