Re: [ydl-gen] Any way to install YDL using a usb on a Mac G4 PPC that has troubles booting from a dvd
Louis Labrie <[email protected]> Sat, 3 Mar 2012 05:07:25 -0500
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--===============1577564368== Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-27D5EF6D-2825-4501-B91C-9FE942FCB424 --Apple-Mail-27D5EF6D-2825-4501-B91C-9FE942FCB424 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 On Mar 2, 2012, at 6:36 PM, Will Lentz <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi I am having troubles booting a mac G4 PPC with very low ram and cpu and= would like to try booting from a usb stick is there any possible way??? Yes it is I've done it on my eMac 1GHz 1GB RAM USB 1.1 supposedly not bootab= le on USB it's done from open firmware=20 Boot in open firmware by holding option+command+o+f. Then find out which is t= he device: dev / ls You should see somewhere usb with an extra entry disk, write that number dow= n usb19 or something in my case. Then have a look at the devalias: devalias Now it's either usb0 or usb1 which is associated with usb19. This is your bo= ot device, in my case usb1. Then boot: =20 boot usb1/disk@1:2,\\yaboot (or) boot usb0/disk@1:2,\\yaboot Hope this helps Louis =EF=A3=BF Sent from Lou's iPhone 4S =EF=A3=BF=20= --Apple-Mail-27D5EF6D-2825-4501-B91C-9FE942FCB424 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head></head><body bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><div><span class=3D"Apple-style= -span" style=3D"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -we= bkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composit= ion-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">On Mar 2, 2012, at 6:36 PM,= Will Lentz <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">coolguy.lentz@gma= il.com</a>> wrote:</span><br></div><div><br></div><div></div><blockquote t= ype=3D"cite"><div>Hi I am having troubles booting a mac G4 PPC with very low= ram and cpu and would like to try booting from a usb stick is there a= ny possible way???<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Yes it is I've d= one it on my eMac 1GHz 1GB RAM USB 1.1 supposedly not bootable on USB it's d= one from open firmware<span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"-webkit-tap-= highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color:= rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 12= 8, 180, 0.230469); "> </span></div><div><br></div><p style=3D"margin-bo= ttom: 1.5em; ">Boot in open firmware by holding option+command+o+f. Then fin= d out which is the device:</p><pre class=3D"brush: csharp;" title=3D"code"><= font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-styl= e-span" style=3D"white-space: normal;"> dev / ls</span></font></pre><p styl= e=3D"margin-bottom: 1.5em; ">You should see somewhere usb with an extra entr= y disk, write that number down usb19 or something in my case. Then have a lo= ok at the devalias:</p><pre class=3D"brush: csharp;" title=3D"code"><font cl= ass=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span"= style=3D"white-space: normal;"> devalias</span></font></pre><p styl= e=3D"margin-bottom: 1.5em; ">Now it's either usb0 or usb1 which is associate= d with usb19. This is your boot device, in my case usb1. Then boot:<br> = ;</p><pre class=3D"brush: csharp;" title=3D"code"><font class=3D"Apple-style= -span" face=3D"Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"white-sp= ace: normal;"> boot usb1/disk@1:2,\\yaboot (or)</span></font></pre><p= re class=3D"brush: csharp;" title=3D"code"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" s= tyle=3D"font-family: Helvetica; white-space: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-c= olor: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 1= 92, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.23= 0469); ">boot usb0/disk@1:2,\\yaboot</span></pre><div style=3D"color: rgb(51= , 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-= height: 20px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webk= it-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-compositio= n-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Hope this helps</div><div sty= le=3D"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; fon= t-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 2= 6, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469);= -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></div>= <div style=3D"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-se= rif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(2= 6, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.= 230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Lo= uis</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica= , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; -webkit-tap-highlight-colo= r: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192= , 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.2304= 69); "><br></div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#333333" face=3D"= Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line= -height: 20px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -web= kit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-compositi= on-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);"> =EF=A3=BF Se= nt from Lou's iPhone 4S =EF=A3=BF </span></font></body></htm= l>= --Apple-Mail-27D5EF6D-2825-4501-B91C-9FE942FCB424-- --===============1577564368== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list - [email protected] Unsuscribe info: http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:us.fixstars.com' --===============1577564368==--