__/ [ Soldier ] on Wednesday 12 July 2006 01:09 \__
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> Soldier wrote:
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> > __/ [ Soldier ] on Wednesday 12 July 2006 00:08 \__
>> >
>> > > 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
>> >
>> > 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.
>
>
> 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.
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.
|
| > 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?
|
| 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?
|
| Anyway, pressing "ALT" in boot-up will show you a graphical sccreen of
| bootable
| devices that you can select from.
`----
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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