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---------- >> I have suggestions to facilitate 'greenhorns' coming from >> MacLand that are curious about Debian Linux: >> - the easiest way would be to post the floppy image files >> not only as raw images but also as Apple Disk Copy files. >> Every Mac user can take this utility from his MacOS install >> CD, so there is not even a need to provide this tool >> on the Debian ftp site. Actually, the file format is the same - you just have to fix the type/creator codes... I think it's supposed to be the same as the standard apple disk images, but I'm going to quote from a LinuxPPC-user message from long ago. This should be relatively easy to do, I'd think - but it would still require having a MacBinarized copy of the disk images. Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 02:38:43 +0100 From: Martin Costabel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: supp.img via MacOS (Was Re: FTP Problems (fwd)) > Kevin Puetz wrote: > >> >> Also, could someone who has created a diskette of the two images make Apple >> >> disk images from them (and upload these images)? That would make getting >> >> floppies easier... > > Here is the solution to this problem. It is so simple that I feel quite > stupid (but still a little less than you all :-)). > > ***The ramdisk.images are the same thing as Apple disk images*** > > You can indeed just download supp.img from linuxppc.org on your Mac in > MacOS. Then use ResEdit to change the type to dimg and the creator to > ddsk (or type=DDim, creator=DDp+), or maybe one of them suffices, I > don't know. Then just use DiskCopy (or DiskDup+ from the LinuxPPC R4 CD) > and put it on a floppy. You don't even need to format the floppy before. > This works. I just tried it. > > Have fun > -- > Martin >> - some smart guy (what are you looking at me?) could 'port' >> rawrite2.exe or dd to the MacOS so it would run native >> giving the possibility to use the same raw floppy image files. >> Well, this possibility is not as cheap (in term of effort) >> as the former. >> - out on the net there exist some NFSd for the MacOS, this >> would allow for net-installing Debian Linux onto the target >> machine. You agree with me that this might be a bit tricky >> too for the 'first time user'. Way too tricky, and should wait until there are at least working floppys for an install. >> I look forward that you agree with me that my first proposition >> is the simplest one (it's no more than to convert and upload a >> bunch of additional files) and gives easy potential to 'greenhorns' >> from MacLand interested in Debian Linux. Umm... until there is an installer that works (someone correct me if there is, please - are the instructions that say use tar to unpack the base out-of-date? Please say yes) I think it's best to discourage greenhorns any way possible... to avoid disasters.
