Re: live cd

From: Admin (sowhati_at_comcast.net)
Date: 12/28/04

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    On 2004-12-20 21:05:15 -0800, jim bob and joe bob <wheatbread@milo.corn> said:

    > Jack Malmostoso wrote:
    >> Ciao Victor Ramiro, nel tuo messaggio dicevi:
    >>
    >>
    >>> well, i've been looking for a live cd, and i found a few distributions.
    >>> my problem is that any of that cd's worked on my ibook (i couldnt start
    >>> from the cd, and y tried ALL the keys :) ).
    >>
    >>
    >> As for now I know of two very good looking livecds on PPC:
    >>
    >> Gentoo (www.gentoo.org)
    >>
    >> Rocklinux
    >> (http://iso.rocklinux.de/rock-ftp/unofficial/fake/livecd-powerpc-604e-rev4860.iso)

    Any
    >>
    >
    > Any suggestions for burning one of those to a cd from MacOS? What
    > format to use? Any preparation to the .iso file before burning? Is it
    > even possible to do from MacOS? If not what is the point?
    > Keith
    >
    >> I don't remember the exact link for the former, for the latter just type
    >> "startx" at the prompt when the system has booted.
    >> It has got a very nice KDE desktop with everything you could ever need.
    >>
    >> Anyway, just insert the cd, reboot and keep the "c" key pressed.

    This cd was optimized for the old 604. It will not run on a G3 or G4.
    Is there one for a g4?

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