On 2006-07-12, Soldier <3x3cut4b13@xxxxxxxxx> posted something concerning:
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> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> __/ [ Soldier ] on Wednesday 12 July 2006 01:09 \__
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>> [resent; server does not show previous posting attempt]
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>> > Soldier wrote:
>> >> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> >> > __/ [ Soldier ] on Wednesday 12 July 2006 00:08 \__
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>> >> > > Hi...My name is Alex and i need help with my powermac 9600/300....I am
>> >> > > trying to run knoppix std...but the problem is that i dont know how to
>> >> > > boot from cd in the mac....I am trying to start a server ij knoppix
>> >> > > std so all my friends could learn a few things on what to do with
>> >> > > it..like we are going to make a counter strike server......please
>> >> > > help...Thanks.
>> >> >
>> >> > http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=211620
>> >> >
>> http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/linux-newbie/53627-new-linux-triyng-boot-mac-live-cd.html
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>> >> > Good luck.
>> >>
>> >> But it did do anything..........I don't know how to make it boot i
>> >> holded c on the startup screen and nothing happened just a window witht
>> >> he cd that has the files there.What should i do.....Can you tell me
>> >> when i should start holding "C"?thanks.
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>> > Oh and also when i hold c nothing happens......i see in the startup
>> > process the little icons in the bottom and the cd drive icon is crossed
>> > out and it still just the normal mac os 9.....Please help and
>> > respond.Thank you.
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>> To quote something I could find (have you searched the Web _at all_?)
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>> | > > Yes. Put the bootable CD into the drive. In OS X or OS 9 open the
>> | System
>> | > > Preferences panel and select that drive as the startup disk.
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>> | > Oh I see. So if this computer is in this state and someone wanted to
>> | > boot the HD with the bootable CD in the drive and didn't want to touch
>> | the
>> | > computer, what would happen?
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>> | Are you saying that you want to change the boot device without touching the
>> | computer? How is the computer going to know what device you feel like
>> | booting
>> | unless you tell it?
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>> | Anyway, pressing "ALT" in boot-up will show you a graphical sccreen of
>> | bootable
>> | devices that you can select from.
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>> I only used OS 9 between 2002 and 2004. Never booted from a CD, but I also
>> know that this PowerPC version of Knoppix might require a different mouse.
>> There was a thread about this in the past. Same newsgroup.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Roy
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> You know pressing alt button on the startup screen didnt open a
> graphical screen......i pressed it right when it turned on.
This is an old machine. The best I've been able to piece together isn't
much at all. It appears, according to a couple of places I found, you
need certain system files on the CD in order for it to boot. The Ubuntu
CDs probably don't have those because newer systems don't need them.
(Just a hunch on my part since I couldn't exactly find out what those
needed system files are.)
You should probably ask in an appropriate place. Like somewhere that
has a lot of Mac users, some of whom were probably using machines of
that era when they were new.
I'd steer clear of the Mac advocacy group, though. There are a few real
zinger retardos there. they'll try to tell you linux doesn't have any
applications, or attempt to get you to buy a new Mactel doorstop, or
even work on trying to get you to drink some of the koolaid.
But there are still a few Mac groups under the comp.sys.mac.* area.
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