Indeed it is a bad idea. Unfortunately dbootstrap REQUIRES that I have
rescue.bin in a folder called "images-2.88" and drivers.tgz in a folder
called "new-powermac" so our hands are tied.
I'm not sure how I can enable these features. I'm using Adapdec Toast on an
iMac to burn the CD, and it doesnt mentioned these options in the
instructions. Toast IS recommened as capable for this task in the debian
installation instructions. Hmmmmm.
When I try booting off the HD, the partition I mount does not seem to be
inside my MacOS structure. I'm given a list of the following to choose
from.......
/
.finderinfo
.resource
.etc
From: "Albert D. Cahalan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Langdon)
CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: PowerPC Problem
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 13:53:36 -0400 (EDT)
> I've found out some more about the nature of the problem. I found out
how to
> navigate down thro the file structure using the <> keys. The booter is
> concentating the folder names to 8 characters. Hence it cant find
> "new-powermac" cos it see's it as "new-powe". I can get past the
> "disks-powerpc" folder by navigating , but the booter is looking to find
> "new-powermac" and cant.
>
> Why should this be?. Is there a setting somewhere in dbootstrap?. Can I
pass
> it an argument to change this setting?. Maybe its a setting in my
CDRom
> or Drive.
It's a bad idea to rely on a CD-ROM holding long filenames.
They are only available as an add-on, of which there are
several popular types:
Joliet -- offers Unicode and DOS attributes (for Windows)
RockRidge -- offers UNIX permission bits and ownership (for UNIX)
Apple -- offers CREATOR, TYPE, forks, etc. (for new Macs)
HFS -- makes the disk also be a valid HFS filesystem (for old Macs)
When you create a disk, you'd better enable all 4 features.
You'd better also simply avoid long filenames; some systems
won't understand them in any format, and they're a pain to
type anyway.
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