I have a LaCie 12x4x32x CDRW drive. I also have an Apple (Matsushita) CD
drive. Last time I wanted to boot my 2400 off the CD, the Apple would
not work. So I tried the LaCie and it worked!
Just keep your finger on the C key, and keep praying.
Jerry
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>Clark Foerster wrote:
>>
>> David, or others,
>>
>> Could you give more details on the specifics of the hack? Or where
>> to find the specifics? I have an APS CD Rom drive for my 2400c, and
>> I would really like to be able to boot directly from it.
>>
>
>I'm not sure how having a 'hacked' driver helps. I don't know if there
>is any code from the CD driver that is kept in memory after you restart
>so you can boot off the CD. Maybe that immediately after the RAM test,
>the system will look for the CD driver on disk if the 'C' key is down.
>But maybe the code is in the ROM of some Macintosh, but not others. I've
>never read the real story about this.
>
>Anyway, I did follow the instructions on ResExcellence
><http://www.resexcellence.com/> to 'help' the Apple CD/DVD driver to
>recognize many CD-ROM drives, the latest being my Panasonic KXL783A.
>
>For detailed instructions on how to do it, go to:
><http://www.resexcellence.com//12-21-98.shtml>
>
>-Laurent.
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