On 28/09/06, Mark Jaffe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > My poor Pismo has lost its CD/DVD drive, and therefor I will not be able to > install the forthcoming YDL 5.0. Will this distribution install to an > external Firewire drive, which I can use to boot from? I could install from > another machine which has a working optical drive, and then use it on the > laptop as well. That is, if the support is there! > > Mark
1. Connect your Pismo to another FireWire-capable Mac 2. Boot the Pismo in FireWire 'target disk mode' (hold down t at boot/restart) 3. Install the OS onto the Pismo which is now connected to the host computer as a FireWire drive _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com'
