I am positive that the live cd's are ppc and i have tried the "C" boot key and the option key , also when i use the option key the cd appears with the tux penguin on it but when i click on it to boot it the screen flashes and the curser changes to a linux curser but the screen doesnt change . In os x & os 9 when i try to select the boot disk it doesn't appear or it is grayed out . How would i use open firmware commands to specify the cd unit? I currently don't have a windows laptop to update the firmware but i don't think this is the problem since it boots osx cd's and dvds so flawlessly . I know the media that i burnt the live cd onto is ok because i also made copy's of my os x cd's that were scratched on it and they worked fine. Thanx ::je2::
On Apr 9, 6:13 am, Kris Tilford <[email protected]> > On Apr 8, 2010, at 9:28 PM, je2 wrote: > > > I changed my cd drive in my ibook clamshell to a combo drive and it > > went without a hitch except, when i want to boot from a cd i can only > > boot from os x cd's , i'm unable to select linux live cds or any other > > kind of live cd. os there any way to remedy this problem ? > > How are you selecting? There are 3 or 4 different ways. You can use > the "C" key to try and force the CD unit to boot. You can use the > "Option" Key to get a selection of bootable options. You can use Apple > Startup Disk from either OS 9 or OS X. You can also use Open Firmware > commands to specify the CD unit. > > When you say "linux live CDs", are you certain you've got a PPC live CD? > > Sometimes the media disc type that you burn the live CD onto isn't > supported by the optical unit, and often firmware updates for the > optical drives can add support for a few newer media types. Perhaps > try to find a list of all the various media types your specific Combo > drive supports and make certain your media is on the supported list. > You also might check for firmware updates for your drive, but these > normally can't be done on a Mac, you'd need a PC or perhaps Linux to > change the firmware of the Combo drive, and this is unlikely to help > your problem unless it's a media issue. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
