On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 22:51:08 -0700 "David R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK so I've dug into the archive for this one. Does > anybody know if any new > methods have evolved to allow us to use BootCD to burn a > utility cd that > will work on our machines? >
Hi David, The short answer is no. Although there are problems to be solved with each development in Mac OS X that require attention, the biggest obstacle to overcome is getting the firmware on Old World machines to load a boot image that is not System 7-based. This is further complicated when the boot drive cannot be written to, as with a CD-ROM drive. However, since BootX has successfully been tweaked to allow Mac OS to redirect the boot process to a *NIX-based boot image--MKLinux did it, Yellow Dog does it, and XPF has had some success--there is hope. Peace, paul -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
