On (02/03/04 16:59), s. keeling wrote: > Hi. I've an iMac that's come to end of life for MacOS and I'm intent > on slapping Debian onto it. At the moment, I'm bogging down in lack > of Mac knowledge. If anyone can offer pointers as to how these things > can be done, I'd appreciate it. > > - How do I burn iso's in MacOS 8.x? Do I need special software? [I > still need to find a burner I can use on the Mac, so this step is > currently non-optimal.] > > - Failing that - the Mac is on a cable modem. I have a burner on my > Dell laptop. What do I need to play with to get the mac talking > to my laptop while both are plugged into a hub? Basic LAN > routing, yeah, but Apple networking's a fairly gray area for me. > I'm running the stock Debian 2.4.18-1-686 kernel, so I assume > there's a network driver module here that can talk Apple > networking (aka, Appletalk?)? > > If I can at least dl iso's to the Mac, then cp them to the laptop > and burn them there, that would be fine. Better would be a > transparent network connection Dell --> Hub --> iMac --> net. > > - Is there anything special I need to know to create (on i386 > Debian) a Mac bootable CD? > > Specs: > > Dell i4k w Woody 3.0r2, Netgear 4 port hub, Linksys 100 Mbit PCCard > > Blue & White iMac G3 ca. 350 Mhz running MacOS 8.x I've found the easiest way to install is booting from the hard disk and then doing a network install:
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/powerpc/ch-install-methods.en.html#s-boot-drive-files Good luck ;) Clive -- http://www.clivemenzies.co.uk strategies for business
