Knoppix on Mac - Linux Forums

12-15-2005	#1 (permalink)
samuraiBSD Just Joined! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Somewhere inside my hard drive... Posts: 24	Knoppix on Mac I have a Mac G4 (powerbook, 12 in.) running 10.3.9. I have what seems to be an experimental Knoppix for running on mac. Now, every time I try to boot by pressing "C", I just boot into OS X again. I tried the other method of SHIFT+OPTION+COMMAND (apple logo, I think)+DELETE. A file icon came up and flashed a question mark alternating with a Mac logo, then booted into OS X. I tried changing my boot volume in System Preferances, but the CD wasn't there. Did I burn the Image wrong, or Am I using bad commands? Any help is greatly appreciated.

12-15-2005	#2 (permalink)
pavlo_7 Linux Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 517	It seems like it cannot see the CD image. It's experimental, and maybe that's the problem. You could try Ubuntu Live CD for ppc. Hopefully that will work.

12-15-2005	#3 (permalink)
samuraiBSD Just Joined! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Somewhere inside my hard drive... Posts: 24	Think it'll work booting from Open Frmware? I'm getting that Ubuntu image now.

12-15-2005	#4 (permalink)
pavlo_7 Linux Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 517	Yes i think it will.

12-15-2005	#5 (permalink)
AndrewB Banned Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 947	you dont just press c once you really do need to hold it also the other way is to go to (in mac os X) System Preferences>StartUp Disc and select the cdrom

12-15-2005

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Originally Posted by the_guy_dressed_in_black

you dont just press c once
you really do need to hold it

also
the other way is to go to (in mac os X)
System Preferences>StartUp Disc
and select the cdrom

Yes, I know you need to hold c. I tried the startup disc and that didn't work either. Open Firmware yeilded no results either.

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