Subject: Re: Crtl C; should be just "C" key---something else
From: perry phillips (pm_perry@pacbell.net)
Date: Mon Jul 02 2001 - 17:24:33 MDT
Hi Kevin,
I started to write another note after I sent this, anticipating further problems. I want
to kick this back to the YDL list since I don't have a working Mac w/YDL which could help
me sort this out.
Can you boot a Mac OS CD? I assume so. In which case, it must be a finicky configuration
issue with the CD/DVD ROM drive?
I don't know why your internal CD doesn't want to boot YDL. (odd bootpath? unrecognized
internal CD?)
You could try booting from Open Firmware. To get to OF, reboot to "command + option + 'o'
+ 'f'"
The command to boot the CD from OF would be "boot your-cd-device-name,\\:tbxi" --- but
I'm not sure what your cd device name is/ should be.
Maybe at the OF prompt, type "devalias" for a clue? or ...
my wild guess would be ide0 or ide1? but maybe try ide0:1?
Someone else on the list may have some ideas or, better, the answer!
Sorry I couldn't help more,
regards,
perry phillips
Kevin McCarty wrote:
> Hey Perry,
>
> I have a G-4, cd/dvd rom , held down the c key before start (machine is off) kind of
> funny how granular you can get..... boot straight into Mac OS9.
>
> Ever work with 'Trusted Solaris' ,,quite different from regular Solaris, ie: can't log
> in as root, their is no su to root, three different accounts for sys admin, admin low,
> admin high, secoper (security) ,,,, so this is kind of like that, different
> architecture, (non intel)....... really like to figure this out.
> I got pppoe working on my Sun Ultra 30, jeez, can't even get to *DO* the install part
> of YD. I checked, the G-4 I have is within compatability specs for YD....
>
> I appreciate your help, let me know if I can helpin the future, this is bound to be
> something simple.
>
> kevin
>
> perry phillips wrote:
>
> > >
> >
> > Hi Kevin,
> >
> > Let's be absolutely clear about what's going on. You have an internal CD-ROM
> > drive? Correct? YDL INSTALL CD should be in the INTERNAL CD-ROM drive. Then, from
> > Mac OS, you would restart and IMMEDIATELY hold down the "C" key which forces the
> > machine to boot from the CD-ROM. It's exactly the same as if you were installing a
> > Mac OS from a CD. However, if your CD-ROM is an external firewire device, this
> > won't work with YDL.
> >
> > Often, timing on +when+ you hold down the "C" key makes all the difference. A delay
> > and you're back to Mac OS.
> >
> > regards,
> > perry phillips
> >
> > > Hi Perry,
> > >
> > > Well I don't feel that stupid after all, just held down the 'c' key and nothing,
> > > just rebooted into Mac9...........
> > > I have built RedHat, Caldera, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Caldera on a Laptop, nightmare
> > > upgrading X 4.0.3, and this is turning out to be comical....
> > >
> > > So, thoughts??
> > >
> > > kevin
> > >
> > > perry phillips wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Kevin,
> > > >
> > > > You want to restart and hold down ONLY the "C" key.
> > > >
> > > > regards,
> > > > perry phillips
> > > >
> > > > Kevin McCarty wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hello all,
> > > > >
> > > > > A small problem, I go to reboot my G-4 with crtl-c and the machine boots from
> > > > > the harddrive instead of the CD. ??? My new drive (slave) is recognized and
> > > > > initialized,,,been waiting a long time for the release of 2.0, sooooooo..
> > > > >
> > > > > Kind of frustrating,,,, suggestions???
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > > >
> > > > > kevin
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