On Tue, 2003-09-02 at 18:21, Adrian McMenamin wrote: > Some time ago I bought a second hand "old ROM" Power Mac G3 Beige box and > tonight I finally got around to attempting to properly install Linux (YDL > Daytona) on it. > > I don't know much about Macs, but thought I knew enough about penguins to > press ahead, so I reformatted my disk and put a swap, boot and normal ext2 > partition on it. I then pressed on with a standard install. > > But, of course, I can no longer boot my machine, set the root partition or > access the kernel command line or anything similar. > > So what is the best/cheapest/legal way to fix this? > > I don't have any Mac OS CDs - I wanted the system for Linux and they weren't > on offer anyway. > > Can I buy a very cheap Mac OS and reformat the box for dual booting? > > Or is there the equivalent of a rescue disk option available? > > Or do I have to get a legal copy of Mac OS 9.1 even though that is just about > the last thing I want/need? > > Adrian
You can download old system 7.5.2 from Apple. Get the Network Install disk, which has a super-minimal system. I'm not sure how to create the diskette with a PC, but it should be possible (check out the lowendmac.com website - there might be instructions there). When you next partition, make sure you leave a small partition for MacOS -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
