If I remember correctly, you have to make sure the system folder is blessed in the CD authoring process. If you put a system folder on there and its not blessed, you cannot boot.
> I was using an Apple CD-ROM drive, maybe a 800E (something like that) > and a burned CD with a system folder. Does the CD need to be burned > in a certain way to get it to be bootable? > > On 8/1/05, Ian Nixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I think it was because it was all genuine Apple stuff - genuine 7.5 CD >> and Apple-branded CD-ROM drive. >> >> Ian >> >> On Aug 1, 2005, at 5:32 PM, Thomas wrote: >> >> > How is it possible to boot off of a CD drive with a Plus or SE/30? I >> > have tried on an SE/30 and Classic and they would not boot off the CD. >> > I have otherwise had good experiences with using a CD drive with my >> > compacts. >> > >> > Thom >> > >> > On 7/31/05, Ian Nixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Well, in my experience, when I've hooked up a CD Drive to one of my >> >> (many) Mac Plusses, the computer would boot off of the CD. I'm not >> >> sure if it had to do with the fact being that it was an Apple drive >> or >> >> it was an Apple CD. >> >> >> >> Ian >> >> >> >> On Jul 31, 2005, at 7:30 PM, Lavode wrote: >> >> >> >>> Hi all, >> >>> >> >>> OK, I have an external SCSI CD-ROM, and it's a 24x, which used to >> >>> hook >> >>> up to a PowerComputing tower. >> >>> >> >>> The question: Can I hook this up to my SE and have the SE read >> >>> CD-ROMs? >> >>> >> >>> The SE is a 4 MB RAM, running 7.5.3, with the CD-ROM install put in. >> >>> Photo Access doesn't load, so I moved it to Extensions (Disabled), >> >>> but >> >>> all the other extensions load fine. 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