On Fri, Jul 19, 2002 at 09:54:33PM -0400, John S. J. Anderson wrote: > "Chris Tillman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Instead of rescue.bin, you need hfs-boot-floppy.img. It's all in the manual. > > Yeah, thanks, I figured that out via trial and error. In case anybody > ends up in the same situation I was in (I didn't have a full MacOS to > use that image from), you can copy that to hard disk, then boot off > the MacOS system CD, use the disk tool to make the floppy image, and > then boot off that floppy. > > But, that said, that information is _not_ in the manual, at least not > the one that comes on the binary-1 disk: > > [09:50:52] </mnt/cdrom/doc/install> ## grep hfs * > [09:52:47] </mnt/cdrom/doc/install> ##
Hmmm. Where did you get your CD image? What files _are_ in there? Maybe in a subfolder (grep -r)? > > If the powerpc manual actually said to use that disk for OldWorld > Macs, that would probably be a Good Thing; as it is, it only > references rescue.bin. Same goes for the manuals I found on the web, > although obviously I can't show you the grep output for those. This is just not true. The woody manual link is in my .sig. > If there is a place in the documentation where that disk image is > referenced by name, I'd appreciate it if you could point it out -- I'd > like to see what I missed. This is a source grep: /home/toff/boot-floppies/documentation/en/inst-methods.sgml: <![ %powerpc [ Both the <file/boot-floppy-hfs/ floppy image and the /home/toff/boot-floppies/documentation/en/inst-methods.sgml:<file/boot-floppy-hfs/ floppy is used to boot the installation system, /home/toff/boot-floppies/documentation/en/inst-methods.sgml:The <file/boot-floppy-hfs/ floppy uses <prgn>miBoot</prgn> to launch /home/toff/boot-floppies/documentation/en/rescue-boot.sgml:To boot from the boot-floppy-hfs floppy, place it in floppy drive /home/toff/boot-floppies/documentation/en/tech-info.sgml:driver disks. You will need the <package>hfsutils</package> package /home/toff/boot-floppies/documentation/en/tech-info.sgml:<p>Update the boot-floppy-hfs.img disk for initial booting. /home/toff/boot-floppies/documentation/en/tech-info.sgml:hmount boot-floppy-hfs.img -- *------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------* | <http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/installmanual> | | debian-imac (potato): <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | May the Source be with you | *----------------------------------------------------------------* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
