Here is a 32 bit image that will boot your mac off a usb key
[...]
dd if=ppcboot.img of=/dev/sda bs=1k
[...]
pop the usb key into your mac. Power up holding the option key (alt)
down and you should get the graphical chooser. Choose the disk with the
USB logo below it and the small tux log.
Click on the -> arrow and it should take you there.
but not the usb-stick, the usb-stick-led (256mb) is flickering
sorry, no led is flickering :-(
but later while booting into fc4t1/macosx
afaik the mac can not boot from usb but firwire [T].
Works for me on my ibook with the chooser. On a G5 I've just tested the
chooser didn't find it. I know at least one other person was able to do
it
In OF can you do
devalias - note down your usb devices, then for each usb device (eg
usb1, usb2) try doing:
dir usb1/disk@1,1:\
Actually as disk@ can change
dev usb1
ls
is probably better correct boot line in OF:
boot usb1/disk@1:,\\:tbxi
edit the device path as necessary
OpenFirmware
[alt]+[apple]+[o]+[f]
Apple PowerBook6,4 4.8.3f1 BootROM built on 04/01/04
0> devalias
[...]
0> dev usb0
0> ls
ff*: /mouse@1
0> dev usb1
0> ls
ff*: /disk@1
0> dir usb1/disk@1,1:\ can´t OPEN the DIR device
0> boot usb1/disk@1:,\\:tbxi can´t Open: usb/disk@1:,\\:tbxi
Can´t open device or file
0> shut-down
no luck :-(
nfs installation was ok.
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shrek-m