[plug] linux on an imac

[Gavin Chester]

On Mon, 2006-08-21 at 13:38 +0800, Daniel J. Axtens wrote:
> I may be wrong, but I thought you needed to hold down Apple-C....
> 
> Daniel
> 

Thanks.  Whether that combo, or any others suggested, it seems that no
matter what key combo I try I can't get anything other than the flashing
mac/?.  Very frustrating.  I'd be tempted to think that I didn't connect
something internal correctly, but then it's a pain to pull it all apart
again :-(.  OTOH, if I was doing it right I should be able to get to the
OpenFirmware even if the drives were disconnected, surely? :-/

Gavin. 

    
> On 8/21/06, Tomasz Grzegurzko <tomasz89 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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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> 
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Regards, Gavin Chester 
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