[plug] linux on an imac

[Tomasz Grzegurzko]

Try apple command p r (in that order) to reset the boot device. Maybe
it is fixed to the internal HDD in OF or something?

Tomasz

On 8/21/06, Gavin Chester <sales at ecosolutions.com.au> wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-08-21 at 12:28 +0800, Tomasz Grzegurzko wrote:
> > On 8/21/06, Gavin Chester <sales at ecosolutions.com.au> wrote:
>
> -snip-
>
> > > Anyone been successful with _any_ flavour of linux on a 1998-vintage
> > > imac with NO mac software available?  Could you please point me to a
> > > howto?  Thanks.
> > >
> > > Gavin.
> > >
> > I've just nabbed one of these. All you should need to do is hold "C"
> > on boot. I've tried to install Linux on these but cannot get past the
> > bootloaders in testing versions of Gentoo (haven't tried stable I'll
> > admit).
>
> Thanks for quick reply, Tomasz.  The howtos I posted originally may be
> of use on your problem :-).
>
> Sadly, neither 'c' nor 'apple+alt+o+f' get me past the flashing icon :-(
>
> > The icon you're seeing is stating "Can't find boot device".
>
> I thought as much, but the damn thing won't go away.  I even tried a
> different distro boot/install CD, but no good.  I can hear the CD
> spinning up, but it is not being seen as a boot device :-(
>
> Gavin.
>
>
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