Subject: Re: How to mount macppccd.iso
To: None <port-macppc@netbsd.org>
From: David Rogers <drogers@halo7.net>
List: port-macppc
Date: 12/20/2000 15:43:24
I'm using toast 4.1.2 on os 9.0.4.  If that helps

Dave Rogers
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> On Wed, 20 Dec 2000, Mike Bush wrote:
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>> If your using a premade iso then all you need to do is burn it. The INSTALL
>> instructions/FAQs are for making your own image from scratch. Also, if you
>> are using one of the premade iso's please read the mailing list archives.
>> The iso's I made only boot newer OF machines and you'll need to boot with a
>> command like "boot cd:,ofwboot.elf netbsd.ram.gz" once in OF.
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> the premade iso's boot on OFW1,2,3.  Todd spent some time to make this
> happen.  If you have a netbsd, solaris, linux, etc machine you can use
> cdrecord to burn the CD.
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> -Dan
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>> FYI: The only cd-writer I have is on a windows2000 machine and but burns
>> just fine (Adaptec EZ-CD). I have no way to test Toast. I assume it works
>> fine as well.
>> 
>> Mike Bush
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "David Rogers" <drogers@halo7.net>
>> To: <port-macppc@netbsd.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 12:21 PM
>> Subject: Re: How to mount macppccd.iso
>> 
>> 
>>> Im having the same problem with the iso.  So you're saying to just burn
>> the
>>> file to a disk?  That won't work.  Everything I've read in the FAQ's says
>> to
>>> use Toast to mount it, you get two partitions, one hfs and one iso9660.
>>> Then drag them over to toast.  The only problem is I get errors when I do
>>> this.  So if anyone has successfully made a cd from those iso' let us know
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>>>> 
>>>> On Wed, 20 Dec 2000, Olaf Beyer wrote:
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>>>>> Hi Folks,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'm a newbie to the UNIX-Stuff, but I'll like to install NetBSD as
>>>>> Training for our UNIX-Server with Apache running. So I download the
>>>>> "macppccd.iso"-image and want to burn it as a bootable installer-cd.
>>>>> 
>>>>> My two ones:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 1. Can I do "a bootable installer-cd" with this, or did I miss the
>> point?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 2. I have 66MB-File after download on my desktop. I think I have to
>>>>> mount this image to burn it, right?! But no tool (Toast, Expander,
>>>>> diskcopy) did the job, how to mount this?
>>>> 
>>>> The image you downloaded should be bootable once you burn it to CD.  You
>>>> do not need to mount the image in order to burn it.  It shoulds like
>>>> you're using MacOS in which case you should be able to use Toast to
>> write
>>>> the image to CD.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> OK thats my problem(s). I hope I get it to you - english is not my
>>>>> language, sorry.
>>>> 
>>>> your english is quite good :)
>>>> 
>>>> -Dan
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