Subject: Re: bootable CDs
To: Brian Hechinger <wonko@4amlunch.net>
From: Bruce ONeel <edoneel@sdf.lonestar.org>
List: port-macppc
Date: 06/22/2004 21:10:06
Hi,

Sorry, no idea.  I'll try burning one and see what it does.

cheers

bruce

Brian Hechinger <wonko@4amlunch.net> wrote:
> Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 06:49:13 -0400
> From: Brian Hechinger <wonko@4amlunch.net>
> Subject: Re: bootable CDs
> To: Bruce ONeel <edoneel@sdf.lonestar.org>
> Cc: port-macppc@netbsd.org
> 
> On Fri, Jun 18, 2004 at 01:51:09PM +0100, Bruce ONeel wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I worked yesterday evening to make a bootable CD for my
> > clamshell iBook and I was 100% sucessful for one which
> > boots from OpenFirmware but was not sucessful for one
> > which could boot with the C key.
> > 
> > I was wondering if there was abug in the instructions at
> > www.netbsd.org/Documentation/bootcd.html where they
> > talked about the bootscript file.  After talking about
> > adding the .chrp extension to the hfsmap.lst file
> > I would have expected to have bootscript end in .chrp.
> > Either that or I'd expect that some other file would end
> > in .chrp, right?
> > 
> > Or is my mental model wrong.  My vague memories of 
> > C booting required a blessed system folder with a file with a 
> > particular mac type in it.
> 
> speaking of which, does the ISO on the netbsd.org site boot with the C press
> thing?  i'm not a mac-head, and my 8600 refuses to boot from the cd-rom if i
> press and hold C.  i'm just waiting for my serial cable to show up, since i
> can't seem to get the things to go to OF on the gfx head either.  (not a huge
> deal since this thing is going to run headless)
> 
> thanks!
> 
> -brian
> -- 
> "Performing a Google search on the fairly unique name you've chosen weeks
> ago for a piece of software you're writing, only to discover that the
> sole occurance of that name is as a pen-name for someone who spends his
> spare time writing X-rated PowerPuff Girls fan fiction is pretty-much a
> buzzkill."				-- Jonathan Patschke --