Also have a look here for booting from open firmware: http://mac.linux.be/content/booting-open-firmware
Op 27/6/2011 schreef "MetaCoreTechs" <[email protected]>: >On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:57:42 -0700 >John Ames <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Well, I tried burning the ISO (debian-6.0.1a-powerpc-netinst.iso) to >> CD and using an external CD drive (the Mac in question doesn't have an >> internal CD.) No luck. >> >> Holding down C on boot does nothing, using Cmd+Option+Shift+Delete to >> force it not to load from the hard disk brings up an old-style >> "searching for operating system" folder icon, and attempting to boot >> from Open Firmware yields the same "No Symbol" screen (I'm trying >> "boot cd:,/install/yaboot", which looks to be the appropriate way to >> do it?) >> >> I really don't understand what's going on here. Am I screwing >> something up in OF? Am I using the wrong CD image? >> >> > >When you enter Open Firmware (with the external CD drive attached) type >devalias and look for ud in the list of devices. If ud is in the list use >"boot ud:,/install/yaboot". If ud is not listed this will obviously not work >for you. > >I used this to successfully install from a USB CD drive on a G5 iMac with a >broken internal SuperDrive. > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] >Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
