Subject: Re: Is there a bootable floppy image ?
From: Bo Brinkman (brinkman@cs.princeton.edu)
Date: Tue Dec 11 2001 - 22:27:27 MST
YDL 2.1 will not boot on old-world machines...while it *is* possible to
make bootable CDs on these machines, there are technical reasons YDL did
not bother.
Yaboot would not work on a 4400 anyway, so you should use BootX, and you
will need a MacOS install. If you do not own MacOS, you can download 7.5
for free from Apple, though I'm not sure how you will get it onto disks
to install it...
As for installing using the BootX_Installer, and using the BootX
boot-loader, see YDLs install guide.
More info about the 4400 (though this is a bit dated now, so take with a
grain of salt) can be found at
http://cable.linuxppc.org:8080/hardware/tanzania/
Bo
John Nelson wrote:
> You did hold down the 'c' key while booting right?
>
> -- John
>
>
> On Tue, 11 Dec 2001, Yellog Dog wrote:
>
>
>>Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 19:44:03 +0100
>>From: Yellog Dog <yellowdog@itxx.be>
>>Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>>To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>>Subject: Is there a bootable floppy image ?
>>
>>Hello all,
>>
>>I'm in trouble ...
>>
>>I downloaded the YD2.1 ISO image and burned a cd with it.
>>The cd however won't boot :-( and there is currently no OS
>>installed on the system (Powermac 4400/200).
>>
>>So I'm looking for a floppy image to make a bootable floppy
>>that I can use to start the install procedure. You know kinda
>>like you do on an old PC...
>>
>>All tips and tricks will be appreciated.
>>
>>Best regards
>>Peter Depuydt
>>
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