On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 03:28:12PM -0400, matthewk wrote: > > Did you remember (i know, this needs to be more documented) to hold > > down C to boot from CD? > > hehe, yes, many times in fact. > > I guess I'm also curious if there is anyway to boot from the hard disk and > then install > from the cd, but I haven't found any documentation on this. Could be > because it's not > possible. Anyhow, suggestions on alternate install methods are welcome, > but, I have no > removeable media, and no other machine to boot it from. > > matt kurpiewski
*sigh* Where'd you get the image from? Meanwhile, you can install from the hard drive using yaboot. In fact, using the yaboot.conf on the CD in install/powermac. I don't remember exactly how, though. > > > > > On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 03:00:22PM -0400, matthewk wrote: > >> Are there any known issues with booting on the newest macs? The cd > >> I've made here doesn't seem to work. > >> > >> matt kurpiewski > >> > >> --On Thursday, September 7, 2000 2:49 PM -0400 Daniel Jacobowitz > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:r > >> > >> > On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 11:51:37AM -0400, Matthew Kurpiewski wrote: > >> >> Hi, > >> >> > >> >> I'm a long time Debian/intel user who decided to switch to the powerpc > >> >> platform. Anyhow, I have a new Sage imac DV+ I'm just dying to get > >> >> debian installed to. However, being relatively new to the mac, > >> >> constructing mac bootable cd's from the debian .iso is a bit of > >> >> mystery to me. Do I have to burn it on a mac to make it bootable? > >> >> Are there any other considerations I should know about when burning > >> >> the cd? Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. Like I said, I'm > >> >> a bit anxious to get debian up and running. I'm not on the list so > >> >> please cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > >> > Nope. It should be bootable no matter how it is burnt. > >> > > >> > Dan > >> > > >> > /--------------------------------\ /--------------------------------\ > >> > | Daniel Jacobowitz |__| SCS Class of 2002 | > >> > | Debian GNU/Linux Developer __ Carnegie Mellon University | > >> > | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > >> > \--------------------------------/ \--------------------------------/ > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > Dan > > > > /--------------------------------\ /--------------------------------\ > > | Daniel Jacobowitz |__| SCS Class of 2002 | > > | Debian GNU/Linux Developer __ Carnegie Mellon University | > > | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > > \--------------------------------/ \--------------------------------/ > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Dan /--------------------------------\ /--------------------------------\ | Daniel Jacobowitz |__| SCS Class of 2002 | | Debian GNU/Linux Developer __ Carnegie Mellon University | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \--------------------------------/ \--------------------------------/
