Hi,

I finally got a chance to try this with the iso on the ftp.netbsd.org
ftp site.  No go, the 'C' key trick didn't work on my 
clamshell iBook.

cheers

bruce
 
Bruce ONeel <edoneel@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote:
> Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 21:10:06 +0100
> From: Bruce ONeel <edoneel@sdf.lonestar.org>
> Subject: Re: bootable CDs
> To: Brian Hechinger <wonko@4amlunch.net>
> Cc: Bruce ONeel <edoneel@sdf.lonestar.org>, port-macppc@NetBSD.org
> 
> 
> 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 --