On Wed, Jun 07, 2000 at 04:00:18PM +0200, Olaf Hering wrote: > > Copy it to a HFS Partition, it should be a active Systemfolder. If not, > open it, move the Finder to the Desktop, close the folder window, drop > the Finder on the folder icon. The Finder ist only be there to fool > MacOS. It is never be used. You can use hattrib -b to bless a folder.
hattrib is a linux utility, its not very useful from macos, of course if macos cannot touch the bootstrap its not a problem. that is why you should use Apple_Bootstrap. I am sorry but Apple_Bootstrap is the only reliable way to do this, it is not unmaintainable at all, you maintain it from linux, and it will never be damaged once you do. maintaining/installing the bootstrap partition from linux is very easy and painless with ybin. but you don't like ybin, your loss. > And please: Don't make it unmaintainable with the Apple_Bootstrap type. > Appfle_HFS is the correct type. Please don't create problems for yourself, Apple_Bootstrap is the correct type. using an HFS partition will only cause you problems and pain. since i am the one hosting the yaboot faq i am getting the support questions for yaboot, your reccommendations of Apple_HFS partitions *ARE* causing problems, that i have to answer. my answer is simple USE Apple_Bootstrap. the people i have helped convert thier systems to use Apple_Bootstrap are much happier now. they have a reliable boot loader that they need not fiddle with every other time they boot macos. > Check the filetypes, The Finder is the magic: yes you need a COMPLETE *REAL* 4MB Finder. the fake one won't work reliably. copying the entire Finder is a waste of space and quite unfeasible from GNU/Linux. I don't know what part of 5 years experience with this you do not understand. -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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