On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 07:53:40AM -0500, Chris Ivanovich wrote: > > Well, I _do_ happen to be an AppleScript wiz, and I know that the > processes that you mentioned are easy to do through AppleScript (I do > 'em every day). However, I'm not familiar with the entire process > that folks are talking about, or what the goal is.
here are the steps: --- > you must set the file type and creator of the dd image to type: > `DDim' > Creator: ddsk > > then LOCK THE FILE, do this before you even attempt to touch it with > Disk copy, it will loop back mount the image read-write at the drop > of > a hat, and if it does that MacOS will of course helpfully remove the > boot blocks ruining the floppy image. > > run Disk Copy, and select `Make Floppy' from the Utilities menu, > select the LOCKED image file from the resulting dialog. it will ask > you to insert a floppy, then ask if you really want to erase > it. (yup were using macos alright...) it should sit there for awhile > working on it and when done it should eject the floppy. > > when the floppy is ejected SET THE WRITE PROTECT TAB! otherwise if > you accidently mount it in macos, macos will `helpfully' ruin it. --- > I just joined the list yesterday. I want to load Debian Potato onto > my G3 Powerbook. I have the CDs, but they aren't bootable. Now I > have to figure out exactly what goes on. cds are only bootable on newworld. -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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