Nelson Abramson wrote: > > Does any one know if I can boot linux from a zip disk on a PowerMac G4 ? > > Well, that depends what you mean by boot. If you mean load yaboot and a > kernel, > then yes, most certainly. That's what I do. You just replace "hd:" with > "zip:" and you're all set. > > > So can it be done ? > > Yes. > > > Do I need to fool around in Open Firmware ? > > Well, you need to fool around w/ OF via yaboot/ybin (the easiest way) to boot > a > sawtooth regardless of the media. > > > If so what do I need to do ? > > Get yaboot, setup your yaboot.conf, get the kernel, and get the necessary > install files (ramdisk, etc...)
OK this all sounds great, but I don't have any machines running Linux/PPC (I assume yaboot/ybin requires Linux/PPC but I might be mistaken). Can I create this boot zip disk from an i386 linux machine or MacOS ? I'd prefer i386 linux as I do not want to install MacOS and waste the extra disk space. Thanks, Brendan Simon.
